Insights and Stories on International

Pacific trade bloc adds ‘associate’ members, including Canada

Jun. 30, 2017 at 11:23 pm CDT

Cali, Colombia | Reuters –– Four new countries will be admitted to the Pacific Alliance as associate members, the trade group said on Thursday, as it seeks to expand commerce with the Asia-Pacific region while the U.S. pushes for protectionist measures. The alliance, which comprises Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru, […]

Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

Jun. 30, 2017 at 7:51 pm CDT

By Kate Kelland

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit 2-1/2-year high on packer demand

Jun. 30, 2017 at 7:31 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat above $5 on U.S., Canadian concerns

Jun. 30, 2017 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Bayer files for Monsanto takeover approval with EU regulators

Jun. 30, 2017 at 2:57 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. farmers running out of opportunities to sell corn at profit

Jun. 30, 2017 at 2:45 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers who have been holding out for higher prices for their corn may finally sell their grain below target levels in the next few weeks as a government report released Friday underscores the huge supplies left in storage bins around the country, analysts said. The […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures climb ahead of USDA report

Jun. 29, 2017 at 6:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled higher on Thursday, and the July contract notched fresh highs, supported by their discounts to cash prices and fund buying prior to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s neutral quarterly hog report, said traders. USDA’s report showed a record number […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Spring wheat sets three-year top on weather woes

Jun. 29, 2017 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures charged to a three-year high on Thursday, fueled by fears that continued dry conditions in the northern U.S. Plains would cut supply of high-protein milling wheat. The surge in spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) also lifted Chicago Board […]

By Julie Ingwersen

BASF ready to snatch seed bargains as rivals sell assets

Jun. 29, 2017 at 4:27 pm CDT

Ludwigshafen, Germany | Reuters — BASF will consider buying seed assets that rivals are putting on the block to win antitrust approval for tie-ups, saying bargain prices could persuade BASF to overcome its traditional reluctance to expand into the seeds industry. Sources familiar with BASF’s thinking have said that competition […]

By Ludwig Burger Patricia Weiss

U.S. Plains drought highlights spring wheat supply crunch

Jun. 29, 2017 at 2:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Drought conditions in the northern U.S. Plains that have propelled spring wheat prices to a three-year high worsened in the past week and there are forecasts for more hot and dry weather that could crimp the harvest. As the world struggles with a glut of grain […]

By Mark Weinraub