Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Drought damage supports U.S. wheat; corn, soybeans firm

Jul. 28, 2017 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, buoyed by signs of poor yields in drought-hit U.S. spring wheat belts, but the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract was still headed for a third straight weekly loss as U.S. crop troubles were set against […]

Cattle disease outbreak under control: New Zealand ministry

Jul. 28, 2017 at 12:01 pm CDT

By Ana Nicolaci da Costa

French farmers fume as government rejigs EU subsidies

Jul. 27, 2017 at 4:02 pm CDT

By Sybille De La Hamaide

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying strengthens live cattle futures

Jul. 27, 2017 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on spring crop woes; corn, soy firm

Jul. 27, 2017 at 3:34 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle turn higher on futures’ cash discount

Jul. 26, 2017 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Wednesday pared some recent losses, helped by bargain buying and futures’ discounts to early-week cash prices, said traders. Investors bought August futures and sold deferred months in a trading strategy known as bull spreads. August ended 1.125 cents per […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybean futures rise

Jul. 26, 2017 at 3:28 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures firmed on Wednesday, with MGEX spring wheat contracts posting the biggest gains as results from a crop tour confirmed that drought in the northern Plains severely crimped harvest potential in that key growing region. Traders also noted bargain buying in wheat futures as […]

By Mark Weinraub

Drought hits parts of North Dakota spring wheat prospects

Jul. 26, 2017 at 1:43 pm CDT

Minot / Reuters – Spring wheat crops in central and northwestern North Dakota were showing the effects of hot, dry conditions and yield prospects were down sharply from a year ago, scouts on an annual crop tour said Wednesday. “The early-planted stuff looks the toughest,” said Dave Green, executive vice […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Cargill considering bid for JBS’ Pilgrim’s Pride

Jul. 26, 2017 at 1:35 pm CDT

Sao Paulo / Reuters – Global commodities trader Cargill Inc is considering bidding for Pilgrim’s Pride Corp, a U.S.-based chicken processor controlled by scandal-ridden Brazilian group JBS SA, newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo reported on Wednesday. A JBS representative said Pilgrim’s Pride is not for sale. An emailed request […]

By Bruno Federowski

U.S. livestock: Fund-selling extends CME live cattle futures losses

Jul. 25, 2017 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday, led by lingering bearishness from last Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle reports, traders said. USDA’s reports suggested a supply buildup in the coming months, which dropped futures by their 3-cent per pound daily price limit […]

By Theopolis Waters