Insights and Stories on International

CME plans no more changes to cattle contract for now

Oct. 11, 2017 at 9:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group plans no further moves to reduce volatility in its cattle futures market, after making a series of changes to rein in wild price swings that drove away hedgers, a managing director said on Wednesday. Over the past two years, the exchange operator, which owns […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Sideways soy, corn still await spark

Oct. 11, 2017 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Trump says U.S.-Canada trade deal possible, excluding Mexico

Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:58 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Roberta Rampton

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit one-month lows

Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on stronger cash markets

Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Cargill expands food starch line-up in ‘clean label’ push

Oct. 10, 2017 at 7:48 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill said on Tuesday it will increase its offerings of starch product options, seeking to capture rising demand for simpler ingredients and to meet changing consumer tastes. The Minneapolis-based agribusiness will now sell new “native starches” produced from plants such as corn […]

By Chris Prentice

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

Oct. 10, 2017 at 7:33 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said British ministers were looking at joining the North American Free Trade […]

By Reuters

JBS owners ‘profited’ from inside information, Brazil police say

Oct. 10, 2017 at 7:23 pm CDT

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazil’s police investigation into insider trading by the owners of the world’s largest meatpacker JBS SA has found that they made a profit by taking financial positions before details of their plea bargain deal with prosecutors became public, the head of the probe said Tuesday. Police […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat end modestly lower

Oct. 10, 2017 at 6:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed fractionally lower Tuesday on technical selling, bucking strength in other commodity markets, including crude oil. Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade also fell, with the spot December contract hitting a four-week low as traders positioned for monthly U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs jump on spreading, packer demand

Oct. 10, 2017 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on Tuesday, lifted by spreading and investment fund buying backed up by robust demand from meat packers, traders and analysts said. Beef and pork packers were capturing big profit margins given higher meat […]

By Michael Hirtzer