Insights and Stories on International

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy brace for ‘volatile’ report

Mar. 29, 2017 at 3:35 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As traders count down the hours to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s prospective plantings report on Friday, a small camp is closely watching a weather situation in the U.S. South. Showers and thunderstorms have moved across much of the U.S. southern Plains and are expected to move […]

U.S. grains: Soy weakens, corn gains ahead of USDA report

Mar. 29, 2017 at 2:37 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Indian regulator warns on Agrium-PotashCorp merger

Mar. 29, 2017 at 11:01 am CDT

By Reuters

Baltic Dry Index hits two-year highs

Mar. 28, 2017 at 5:49 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Fallen cash, pork prices sink CME hogs

Mar. 28, 2017 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds after 2-1/2-month lows

Mar. 28, 2017 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat prices climbed on Tuesday in a light rebound from multi-month lows set on Monday, although forecasts for much-needed rains in the Plains wheat belt kept a lid on gains, analysts said. Corn firmed and soybeans edged higher after a choppy session as traders adjusted […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. agribusiness deal not a priority for Glencore

Mar. 28, 2017 at 3:08 pm CDT

Lausanne | Reuters — Glencore does not see further consolidation in agricultural commodities as straightforward and views a U.S. acquisition as less crucial than in the past, the group’s agriculture chief said Tuesday. The diversified trading and mining group had pointed to the possibility of making bolt-on acquisitions after posting […]

By Reuters

U.N. picks former U.S. governor to run World Food Programme

Mar. 28, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT

Reuters — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed former South Carolina Governor David Beasley to run the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP), at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed slashing funding for the world body and its agencies. Beasley will replace another American, Etharin Cousin, who […]

By Reuters

Top U.S. chicken-producing state sees first case of bird flu

Mar. 27, 2017 at 8:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Georgia has confirmed its first-ever case of bird flu in commercial poultry, its agriculture department said on Monday, widening an outbreak of the disease into the United States’ biggest chicken meat-producing state. A flock of 18,000 chickens used for breeding was culled after testing positive for […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures extend losses

Mar. 27, 2017 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures’ selloff last Friday carried over into Monday, led by fund liquidation and weaker cash prices, traders said. April hogs ended 1.625 cents/lb. lower at 65.65 cents, and below the 100-day moving average of 66.744 cents. May finished 1.9 cents lower […]

By Theopolis Waters