Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat extends drop to fresh contract lows

Aug. 22, 2017 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank to contract lows on Tuesday, weighed down by abundant global supplies and technical selling as prices extended a fall that started in early July. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures weakened slightly to the lowest levels in about a year, following the […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle break four-session losing skid

Aug. 22, 2017 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

EU starts in-depth probe of Bayer-Monsanto deal

Aug. 22, 2017 at 2:04 pm CDT

By Ludwig Burger Robert-Jan Bartunek

U.S. grains: Corn drops to nearly one-year low

Aug. 21, 2017 at 5:28 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle at nine-month low for third straight session

Aug. 21, 2017 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. seeks WTO dispute panel on China’s grain import quotas

Aug. 21, 2017 at 2:31 pm CDT

Geneva | Reuters — The United States has requested a World Trade Organization panel be set up to investigate Chinese tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) for agricultural products, the WTO said on Monday, setting up a showdown between the two largest economies. The row, which includes tariffs for wheat, rice, and corn, […]

By Reuters

U.S. farmers confused by Monsanto’s Xtendimax instructions

Aug. 21, 2017 at 2:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — With Monsanto’s latest flagship weed killer, dicamba, banned in Arkansas and under review by U.S. regulators over concerns it can drift in the wind, farmers and weed scientists are also complaining that confusing directions on the label make the product hard to use safely. Dicamba, sold […]

By Karl Plume Tom Polansek

U.S. northern Plains ranchers welcome hay lottery

Aug. 18, 2017 at 7:40 pm CDT

Reuters — Hundreds of livestock ranchers in the drought-stricken U.S. northern Plains are embracing what organizers say is the first lottery designed to provide some much-needed relief to their operations. The prize? Tons and tons of hay. Ranchers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana have been suffering through the […]

By Theopolis Waters

China’s Cofco to partner with Growmark on U.S. grain supply

Aug. 18, 2017 at 7:15 pm CDT

Reuters — China’s state-owned Cofco International Ltd. (CIL) and U.S. farm co-operative Growmark on Friday announced a new grain supply partnership which they say will enhance links between U.S. grain production areas and global markets, including China. The partnership is the latest expansion move by CIL after it invested US$3 […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post weekly declines

Aug. 18, 2017 at 4:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures firmed on Friday, but outlooks for good weather for crop development limited attempts at a rally, traders said. All three commodities posted weekly losses. “Ongoing pressure from large supplies and lack of a weather threat kept markets on the defensive […]

By Mark Weinraub