Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soy at six-week top on exports, yield uncertainty

Sep. 22, 2017 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a six-week high on Friday on stepped-up export demand and uncertainty about the size of the U.S. crop, analysts said. Corn followed the firm trend, supported by chart-based buying. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat set a one-month high but turned lower. […]

U.S. livestock: CME October hogs fall to contract low

Sep. 21, 2017 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month top on technical buying

Sep. 21, 2017 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Brazil formally accuses JBS owners of insider trading

Sep. 21, 2017 at 2:46 pm CDT

By Reuters

Taking aim at food waste, companies plan simplified expiration labels

Sep. 20, 2017 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Sebastien Malo

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy look for export demand

Sep. 20, 2017 at 6:18 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The ongoing U.S. harvest is keeping a lid on rallies in both the corn and soybean markets. Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade chopped above and below the psychologically-important US$3.50 per bushel mark during the week ended Wednesday. Soybeans felt some pressure from fund selling […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on broad commodity strength, soy sales

Sep. 20, 2017 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by strength in commodities and resurgent soy export demand, traders said. Wheat and corn followed the higher trend, with both grains rebounding after a two-session slide as the U.S. corn harvest got under way. Chicago Board of Trade November […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle surge on cash optimism, technical buying

Sep. 20, 2017 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures notched their biggest gains in 11 months on Wednesday, boosted by optimism for higher cash cattle prices and technical buying, traders and analysts said. Higher cattle sales at a weekly online auction helped to trigger the rally. Feeder cattle and […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. EPA aims to allow dicamba use, with safeguards

Sep. 19, 2017 at 7:04 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to allow farmers to spray the controversial herbicide dicamba next year, but with additional rules for its use, an official with the agency said on Tuesday. Reuben Baris, acting chief of the herbicide branch of the EPA’s Office of […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn falls one per cent as harvest looms

Sep. 19, 2017 at 6:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly one per cent on Tuesday on chart-based selling as the harvest of a large U.S. crop loomed, traders said. Soybeans followed the weak trend, declining in the absence of fresh supportive news, and wheat closed mixed, with front-month December fractionally lower. […]

By Julie Ingwersen