Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall to fresh 2017 lows

Mar. 27, 2017 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures fell to their lowest this year on Monday, pressured by abundant global grain and oilseed supplies and outlooks for crop-friendly rain in the southern Plains wheat belt, traders said. Wheat futures led the way down. K.C. hard red winter wheat […]

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

Mar. 27, 2017 at 2:23 pm CDT

By Reuters

JBS weighs suspending U.S. IPO

Mar. 27, 2017 at 1:56 pm CDT

By Reuters

Asset sale plan secures EU backing for Dow, DuPont merger

Mar. 27, 2017 at 1:45 pm CDT

By Foo Yun Chee

‘Operation Weak Flesh’ takes bite out of Brazil’s meat exports

Mar. 24, 2017 at 8:52 pm CDT

By Alberto Alerigi Thais Freitas

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs give back recent gains

Mar. 24, 2017 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Friday suffered their biggest one-day loss in a month, with pressure from liquidation by funds that were largely responsible for Thursday’s market rally, said traders. April hogs ended 2.075 cents/lb. lower at 67.275 cents, and May 1.725 cents lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn fall

Mar. 24, 2017 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 1.6 per cent on Friday to their lowest level in more than five months on pressure from rising forecasts for already-robust South American harvests, traders said. Corn futures also weakened, hitting their lowest level since Jan. 13. Chicago Board of Trade soft […]

By Mark Weinraub

JBS suspends Brazil beef output amid import bans

Mar. 23, 2017 at 7:17 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacking company, announced on Thursday it had suspended beef production at 33 of its 36 Brazilian plants amid the corruption scandal that has caused some of the country’s biggest export markets to ban Brazilian meats. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi […]

By Brad Haynes Tatiana Bautzer

Beef makes the cut as Australia, China move to boost trade

Mar. 23, 2017 at 6:16 pm CDT

Sydney | Reuters — Australia and China are expected to sign new bilateral agreements on beef exports, energy and security during a four-day visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that began on Thursday. Li, the first sitting Chinese premier to visit Australia in 11 years, was welcomed to parliament in […]

By Colin Packham

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sink to new lows on plentiful supplies

Mar. 23, 2017 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a five-month low on Thursday and corn dropped to a 2-1/2 month low, pressured by plentiful global supplies amid bumper South American crops and expectations for large plantings in the U.S. The actively traded May-delivery contracts for both commodities hit their […]

By Karl Plume