Insights and Stories on International

Abu Dhabi fund not eyeing bid for JBS, source says

Jun. 16, 2017 at 3:01 pm CDT

Abu Dhabi/Sao Paulo | Reuters — Shares of JBS SA erased gains on Friday after a source denied that Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Development Co. PJSC was arranging partners to make a bid for control of the world’s largest meatpacker. A person with direct knowledge of Mubadala’s strategy […]

Dow, DuPont merger wins U.S. antitrust approval

Jun. 15, 2017 at 6:50 pm CDT

By diane-bartz

U.S. grains: Wheat futures lead grain rally

Jun. 15, 2017 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs ease in technical selloff

Jun. 15, 2017 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather watching trade in summertime

Jun. 14, 2017 at 7:39 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. beef speeds to China by air as ban ends

Jun. 14, 2017 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– The first shipment of U.S. beef to China under a new trade deal went airborne on Wednesday, a Nebraska meat company said, just two days after Washington finalized details to resume exports, ending a 14-year ban. Greater Omaha Packing Co. said it shipped beef by plane […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat eases on rains

Jun. 14, 2017 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures were mostly lower on Wednesday, with MGEX spring wheat declining from an earlier 2-1/2-year high on pressure from technical selling and forecasts for crop-friendly rainfall, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures declined the most as scattered rains […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble limit down

Jun. 14, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle nearby contracts on Wednesday finished down their three cents/lb. daily price limit, hit by fund liquidation and lower preliminary cash prices, said traders. June and August closed limit down at 124.5 cents and 117.875 cents, respectively. Both contracts ended below their […]

By Theopolis Waters

China approves two new GMO varieties for import, renews 14

Jun. 14, 2017 at 3:50 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China approved two new varieties of genetically modified (GMO) crops for import from Monday, after the world’s top buyer of GMO soybeans pledged to speed up a review of biotech products as part of a recent trade deal with the U.S. The approvals of new GMO […]

By Dominique Patton Hallie Gu

U.S. grains: MGEX wheat rallies as conditions worsen in Plains

Jun. 13, 2017 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures jumped 4.6 per cent to their highest in 2-1/2 years on Tuesday, pulling soft red winter wheat and hard red winter contracts higher on growing worries about crop health in the dry U.S. Plains, traders said. The rally stemmed from a U.S. […]

By Mark Weinraub