Insights and Stories on International

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy set for major move on acres

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade could be set for a major move depending on what the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals in next week’s acreage estimates, according to an analyst. “We’ll find out, did we really plant the 90 million (acres) or are we […]

U.S. grains: Wheat dips, halting rally as weather damage assessed

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CFTC fines cattle futures traders US$5 million

Jun. 21, 2017 at 3:48 pm CDT

By Reuters

Brazil blocks JBS deal, seeks asset freeze

Jun. 21, 2017 at 3:33 pm CDT

By Cesar Raizer Lisandra Paraguassu

U.S. Trade Representative says no deadline for NAFTA deal

Jun. 21, 2017 at 3:17 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday there was no deadline for completing NAFTA trade talks between the United States, Canada and Mexico even as lawmakers warned that U.S. business would be hurt by prolonged negotiations. “There is no deadline. My hope is that we […]

By Reuters

U.S. grain handler Lansing buys Interstate

Jun. 21, 2017 at 12:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Grain handler Lansing Trade Group LLC is buying Interstate Commodities, marking another step in consolidation that is rippling through the U.S. agriculture sector as persistently low prices keep pressure on profits. The combined companies could handle as much as seven per cent of the U.S. corn […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Tyson to test new method to stun chickens

Jun. 21, 2017 at 12:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Tyson Foods will test a new way to render chickens unconscious before slaughter, the company said Wednesday, in the latest sign that heightened concerns about animal welfare are affecting U.S. meat processors. Within the next year, Tyson, the biggest U.S. chicken company, will launch a pilot […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as traders fret over U.S., French crops

Jun. 20, 2017 at 4:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures set fresh 2-1/2-year highs on Tuesday as a further decline in spring wheat condition ratings surprised traders and coincided with concern about damage to French wheat from a heat wave. But corn and soybean futures fell on improving U.S. crop weather, coupled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle settle mostly lower on technical selling

Jun. 20, 2017 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures were mostly lower in a technical selloff on Tuesday, with each declining to the lowest levels in about two months before trimming losses. Broad selling in many commodities, led by crude oil, further weighed on cattle at the Chicago […]

By Michael Hirtzer