Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm on bargain-buying after one-month lows

Aug. 2, 2017 at 2:41 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, rebounding from one-month lows set in both commodities a day earlier, but outlooks for improved weather for U.S. crops continued to keep prices in check. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell, retreating from early advances on technical selling and […]

U.S. livestock: Higher beef price boosts CME live cattle futures

Aug. 1, 2017 at 3:15 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy slides as crop ratings, weather boost supply prospects

Aug. 1, 2017 at 2:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Mosaic shares tumble on disappointing fertilizer guidance

Aug. 1, 2017 at 2:15 pm CDT

By Ahmed Farhatha Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: End-of-month positioning pressures CME live cattle

Jul. 31, 2017 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat fall, ending win streak

Jul. 31, 2017 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures weakened on Monday on forecasts for beneficial weather for crop development, traders said. Wheat futures also were weak, dropping to their lowest in more than a month, as sizeable world supplies countered support from drought-hit U.S. spring wheat yields. The lower […]

By Mark Weinraub

JBS taps BNP Paribas for Moy Park sale

Jul. 31, 2017 at 3:24 pm CDT

Sao Paulo / Reuters – JBS SA, the world’s No. 2 food processor, has picked BNP Paribas SA to help sell Moy Park Ltd, which the company has put on the block, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday. JBS, whose controlling family has been ensnared […]

By Tatiana Bautzer

Court decision may boost biofuels, hit refiners

Jul. 28, 2017 at 6:16 pm CDT

New York / Reuters – The U.S. government may have to require more biofuels to be blended into the country’s fuel supply after a court ruled on Friday that the mandates must be reconsidered, a decision that boosted renewable fuel credits to seven-month highs on financial markets. The decision sank […]

By Emily Flitter Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures sag on cash prices, Japan news

Jul. 28, 2017 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled lower on Friday, weighed by weaker cash prices and word that Japan plans to hike tariffs on U.S. frozen beef, said traders. Japan will raise tariffs from August on imports of frozen beef from the United States to protect domestic […]

By Theopolis Waters

Japan beef tariff hike threatens trade relations: Perdue

Jul. 28, 2017 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Japan’s decision to hike tariffs on frozen beef imports from the United States could disrupt sales and harm trade relations between the two countries, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday. Japan will raise tariffs from August on imports of frozen beef, popular in beef […]

By Theopolis Waters