Insights and Stories on International

NAFTA agriculture ministers see ‘few’ differences over trade

Jun. 20, 2017 at 2:37 pm CDT

Garden City, Ga. | Reuters — The U.S., Canada and Mexico have “relatively few” differences on agricultural trade, agriculture ministers from the three countries said in a joint statement after meeting Tuesday to discuss the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. However, some “irritants” are present for each […]

JBS aims to shed Alberta feedlot in divestment plan

Jun. 20, 2017 at 12:18 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer Tatiana Bautzer

Whole Foods CEO hints at another brand under Amazon

Jun. 20, 2017 at 1:50 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sags on U.S. weather

Jun. 19, 2017 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge to one-year high

Jun. 19, 2017 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. farmers slam Trump’s Cuba clampdown

Jun. 16, 2017 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farm groups criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to retreat from his predecessor’s opening toward Cuba, saying it could derail huge increases in farm exports that totaled US$221 million last year. A trade delegation from Minnesota, one of the largest U.S. agriculture states, vowed to carry […]

By Karl Plume

Agrium buys polymer maker’s ag chem applications

Jun. 16, 2017 at 7:52 pm CDT

Fertilizer and ag retail firm Agrium has closed a deal for an Australian polymer maker’s ag chemical business, aiming to put it to work in fertilizer and pesticide application. Calgary-based Agrium said Tuesday it has bought Starpharma Holdings’ agrochemical business for A$35 million (C$35.3 million) via Agrium’s U.S. crop input […]

By Staff

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on short-covering

Jun. 16, 2017 at 3:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly higher on Friday, with cattle prices stabilizing after Thursday’s multiweek lows and hogs consolidating in the middle of their recent trading ranges. Most-active Chicago Mercantile Exchange August live cattle settled 0.675 cents higher at 118.175 cents/lb. (all figures US$). June live […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to highest since June 2016

Jun. 16, 2017 at 3:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied 2.6 per cent on Friday to their highest in nearly a year, with concerns about shortfalls in the U.S. crop sparking a round of short-covering by investment funds, traders said. Corn futures also were higher, but forecasts for rain […]

By Mark Weinraub

Amazon moves into real-world stores with Whole Foods deal

Jun. 16, 2017 at 3:23 pm CDT

Reuters — Amazon.com said Friday it would buy grocer Whole Foods Market for US$13.7 billion in a move that gives the online retailer a physical network of stores to distribute fresh food and other goods to millennials and wealthy consumers. Amazon, which is known for squeezing suppliers and has been […]

By Jeffrey Dastin Lauren Hirsch