Insights and Stories on International

Undaunted by glut, new potash players bank on fertilizer rebound

May. 17, 2017 at 5:12 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The owners of several new potash mines that are adding fertilizer to an already oversupplied market are banking on better times, bucking industry thinking that the projects may snuff a modest price recovery. The drive to build new mines began when potash prices were higher, […]

U.S. grains: Wheat gains as dollar sags

May. 17, 2017 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: CBOT soy rallies on export demand

May. 16, 2017 at 4:26 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit three-month high

May. 16, 2017 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

JBS delays but does not give up on U.S. IPO plan

May. 16, 2017 at 12:55 pm CDT

By Reuters

Brazil police probe ag ministry for corruption

May. 16, 2017 at 11:17 am CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian federal police started two separate investigations on Tuesday into suspected corruption at the Agriculture Ministry to benefit meatpacking, dairy and other food companies. The probes into whether inspection procedures were eased in favour of certain unnamed companies comes two months after the country’s meatpacking […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat down on global supplies, seasonal pressure

May. 15, 2017 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell more than two per cent on Monday on chart-based selling, abundant global supplies and seasonal pressure from the approach of harvest, analysts said. Corn futures followed wheat lower. Soybeans were firmer, but pared gains on a smaller-than-expected monthly U.S. soybean crush figure. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease in technical selloff

May. 15, 2017 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures eased on Monday, with live cattle shedding two per cent and feeders dropping for the fourth time in the last five sessions in a technical selloff, traders and analysts said. Investors continued to take profits on long positions as cattle declined from their […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Trump reassures farmers immigration crackdown not aimed at their workers

May. 15, 2017 at 3:48 pm CDT

Washington/San Francisco | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek to keep his tough immigration enforcement policies from harming the U.S. farm industry and its largely immigrant workforce, according to farmers and officials who met with him. At a roundtable on farm labour at the White House […]

By Kristina Cooke Mica Rosenberg

U.S., China agree to first trade steps under 100-day plan

May. 12, 2017 at 6:40 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– The U.S. and China have agreed to take action by mid-July to increase access for U.S. financial firms and expand trade in beef and chicken among other steps as part of Washington’s drive to cut its trade deficit with Beijing. The deals are the first results […]

By ayesha-rascoe Michael Martina