Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month top on export demand

Sep. 14, 2017 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set a one-month high on Thursday on robust export demand coupled with short covering and strength in cash markets, traders said. Corn followed the firm trend, drawing additional support from strength in other commodities, including crude oil. The 19-market Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity Index […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Strong demand to underpin soy, corn

Sep. 13, 2017 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy steadies after tumbling on higher crop estimate

Sep. 13, 2017 at 4:08 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Brazil police detain JBS CEO

Sep. 13, 2017 at 2:18 pm CDT

By Gabriela Mello Guillermo Parra-Bernal

Baltic Dry Index hits three-year highs

Sep. 12, 2017 at 6:47 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall to 11-month low

Sep. 12, 2017 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled to an 11-month low in a bear-spreading selloff linked to big U.S. hog supplies and declines in cash markets, traders said. Live cattle futures also eased on spreading and worries beef packers might be hesitant to pay higher prices […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn falls after USDA raises yield estimate

Sep. 12, 2017 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell 1.7 per cent on Tuesday, the biggest drop for a most-active contract in nearly a month, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its 2017 corn yield forecast, bucking most trade expectations for a reduction. Soybean futures fell after the USDA surprised […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Irma whips orange trees, shuts meat plants

Sep. 11, 2017 at 7:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Hurricane Irma stripped oranges from trees and prompted Tyson Foods to shut meat plants in Florida and Georgia on Monday to keep workers safe. Tyson, the biggest U.S. meat company, hopes to resume normal operations soon at chicken plants it shuttered in Cumming, Dawson and Vienna, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs narrowly mixed on pre-USDA consolidation

Sep. 11, 2017 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures were flat to narrowly mixed on Monday as investors consolidated positions ahead of a government livestock and crop report due on Tuesday, traders and analysts said. Some live cattle contracts eked out small gains following modestly higher […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat lower on hefty global stocks

Sep. 11, 2017 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dipped to a one-week low on Monday as swelling harvest supplies in the Black Sea export region hung over a subdued market a day ahead of closely watched U.S. government crop forecasts. Soybean futures also declined, while corn edged higher in choppy trade. […]

By Julie Ingwersen