Insights and Stories on International

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding

May. 23, 2017 at 6:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to a three-month high on Tuesday while live cattle declined as some investors unwound hog-cattle spreads, traders and analysts said. Traders locked in profits on long cattle-short hog spreads, with Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle declining for the first time in […]

U.S. farm groups oppose Trump’s cuts to ag spending

May. 23, 2017 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn falls on reassuring crop progress data

May. 23, 2017 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Glencore approaches Bunge on possible takeover

May. 23, 2017 at 3:20 pm CDT

By Reuters

CHS replaces CEO after earnings decline, Brazil exposure

May. 23, 2017 at 12:43 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit two-week high on cash discount, bear-spreading

May. 22, 2017 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures extended gains to a nearly two-week high on Monday, lifted by bear-spreading and futures’ discount to trades in the cash steer market, traders said. Feeder cattle futures jumped two per cent and lean hog futures hovered near three-month highs while wholesale beef […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S., China accelerate beef talks

May. 22, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Talks on restarting U.S. beef exports to China are moving fast and final details should be in place by early June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, allowing U.S. farmers to vie for business that has been lost by rival Brazil. As part of […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise after rains

May. 22, 2017 at 2:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures rose on Monday morning, supported by concerns that rain will delay field work in key growing areas and may damage some recently seeded crops, traders said. “Grain futures are trying to start the week higher across the board […]

By Mark Weinraub

‘Doomsday’ seed vault entrance repaired after thaw of Arctic ice

May. 21, 2017 at 12:33 am CDT

Oslo | Reuters — Norway is repairing the entrance of a “doomsday” seed vault on an Arctic island after an unexpected thaw of permafrost let water into a building meant as a deep freeze to safeguard the world’s food supplies. The water, limited to the 15-metre entrance hall in the […]

By alister-doyle

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise on technical buying

May. 19, 2017 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures gained about one per cent on Friday, lifted by technical buying despite declines this week in wholesale prices for beef and pork, traders and analysts said. Live cattle gained for the second straight session as futures continued to recover from the […]

By Michael Hirtzer