Insights and Stories on International

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit two-month high

Sep. 19, 2017 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures gained on technical buying on Tuesday, with feeder cattle rising to a two-month high and lean hogs climbing by as much as 2.6 per cent, traders said. Fresh news remained scant, but traders were more optimistic about higher cash prices for both cattle […]

Bayer says needs more time for Monsanto deal approval

Sep. 19, 2017 at 2:37 pm CDT

By Ludwig Burger

Brazilian state bank lambastes JBS CEO switch

Sep. 18, 2017 at 6:55 pm CDT

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal Rodrigo Viga Gaier

U.S. livestock: Hog futures ease on big supplies, spreading

Sep. 18, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower in retreat from early strength

Sep. 18, 2017 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Mexico considers pork in response to NAFTA produce proposal

Sep. 15, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexican negotiators are working on a response to informal U.S. proposals to include protections for fresh produce in the re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), two people briefed on the proposals said. U.S., Canadian and Mexican delegations finished a second round of […]

By David Alire Garcia

Storms worsen summer slump in U.S. diesel supply

Sep. 15, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. diesel stockpiles did something this year that has never happened in the summer before: They shrank. And that was even before Hurricane Harvey landed, knocking out a quarter of U.S. refining capacity, crippling production of fuel products. Thanks to surprising summer demand, particularly from […]

By Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease but notch fourth weekly gain

Sep. 15, 2017 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday on profit-taking but the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade November contract still recorded a fourth straight weekly advance, supported by firm cash markets and export demand. CBOT wheat rose on short-covering and worries about dry conditions in Australia while corn […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures surge on technical bounce

Sep. 15, 2017 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged more than three per cent on Friday while live cattle gained about one per cent, lifted by chart-based and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Hog futures had tumbled to a roughly 11-month low on Wednesday, before stabilizing […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Appeals court revives California ban on foie gras

Sep. 15, 2017 at 2:16 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday revived a California state law banning the sale of foie gras made from force-fed birds. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a January 2015 lower court ruling striking down the law, saying the judge erred in concluding that the […]

By jonathan-stempel Lisa Baertlein