Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat post small gains

Sep. 8, 2017 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed slightly on Friday, supported by a round of end-of-week bargain buying after posting sharp declines on Thursday, traders said. Soybeans weakened on technical pressure after the market threatened, but failed to break through a four-week high hit on Thursday. Strong […]

U.S. livestock: Funds, short-covering extend CME live cattle gains

Sep. 8, 2017 at 4:52 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Winning at the border on trade

Sep. 8, 2017 at 10:27 am CDT

By Shannon VanRaes

Monsanto presses against Arkansas’ dicamba limits

Sep. 7, 2017 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean, wheat futures weaken

Sep. 7, 2017 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Spreads help drive up CME live cattle futures

Sep. 7, 2017 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday after investors bought October futures and simultaneously sold deferred months in a trading strategy known as bull spreads, traders said. Some market participants, also through spreads, purchased live cattle futures and at the same time sold CME […]

By Theopolis Waters

From sugar mills to hog farms, U.S. agriculture braces for Irma

Sep. 7, 2017 at 11:46 am CDT

Chicago/New York | Reuters — Hurricane Irma sent farmers and food companies scrambling to protect processing facilities, farm fields and animal herds in the south and southeastern parts of the U.S. on Wednesday. Florida sugar and citrus processors rushed to secure rail cars and equipment that could be crushed, blocked […]

By P.J. Huffstutter Renita D. Young

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-week high

Sep. 6, 2017 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures hit a two-week high on Wednesday on a mix of short-covering and worries about the pace of U.S. crop maturity, traders said. Soybeans and wheat futures also posted modest advances. Chicago Board of Trade December corn futures settled up 2-1/2 cents at $3.61 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain on firmer beef prices

Sep. 6, 2017 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled moderately higher on Wednesday, with help from short-covering and improved wholesale beef values, said traders. December received added support from fund buying after the contract topped the 10-day moving average of 109.648 cents (all figures US$). October live cattle […]

By Theopolis Waters

CBOT weekly outlook; Corn, soybeans holding above support

Sep. 6, 2017 at 4:01 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean markets appear to be holding firm above major support levels as harvest approaches for much of the U.S. Futures have actually risen in recent days as large funds cover shorts ahead of next week’s supply and demand report, due out Tuesday next week from […]

By Dave Sims