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JBS brothers test dealmaking skills in Brazil plea deal showdown

May. 19, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

Sao Paulo/Washington | Reuters — The brothers whose deft dealmaking helped build JBS SA into the world’s No. 1 meat processor are testing that talent like never before as they seek a leniency deal with prosecutors after admitting to paying millions of dollars in bribes to Brazilian politicians. JBS and […]

Brazil watchdog opens new probes into JBS-related insider trading

May. 19, 2017 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Alberto Alerigi Tatiana Bautzer

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-week high on weather worries

May. 19, 2017 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

MGEX spring wheat premium widening over winter wheat

May. 18, 2017 at 7:13 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as Brazilian currency dives

May. 18, 2017 at 4:50 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Trump administration triggers launch of NAFTA renegotiations

May. 18, 2017 at 4:16 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration on Thursday formally launched its effort to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico to try to win better terms for U.S. workers and manufacturers. With a letter to U.S. lawmakers, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he triggered […]

By David Lawder

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying, lower animal weights

May. 18, 2017 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures climbed on Thursday, rising on technical buying and lower animal weights that suggested feedlots were aggressively marketing cattle to meet strong beef packer demand, traders and analysts said. Both Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were technically oversold after steep losses […]

By Michael Hirtzer

EU to propose 10-year licence renewal for glyphosate

May. 18, 2017 at 1:03 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission will propose extending by 10 years its approval for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. A transatlantic row over possible risks to human health has prompted investigations by congressional committees in the U.S., and in Europe […]

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather concerns keep room to the upside

May. 17, 2017 at 7:24 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade remain rangebound overall, though there may be room to the upside despite the generally bearish underlying fundamentals, according to an analyst. While large South American crops should weigh on both commodities, U.S. production is still very much […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Hogs end mixed on profit-taking

May. 17, 2017 at 6:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped to the highest levels in three months on Wednesday, rising alongside wholesale pork prices before some hog contracts turned lower on profit-taking, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly higher, buoyed by expectations that U.S. consumers will […]

By Michael Hirtzer