Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on weather concerns

Mar. 6, 2017 at 3:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose 1.2 percent on Monday and hit their highest level since mid-February on concerns about dry conditions hampering crop development in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Falling production in Australia and strong export data also lent strength to the wheat […]

Bird flu found in Tennessee chicken flock

Mar. 5, 2017 at 8:37 pm CST

By Jo Winterbottom

Nestle, Coke end Nestea iced tea venture

Mar. 3, 2017 at 5:35 pm CST

By Reuters

Macquarie to buy Cargill’s global oil business

Mar. 3, 2017 at 5:22 pm CST

By Reuters

Ethanol group, Icahn clash over details of U.S. biofuel negotiation

Mar. 3, 2017 at 4:59 pm CST

By Chris Prentice Jennifer Ablan

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat recover from early dips

Mar. 3, 2017 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures all closed modestly higher on Friday, recovering from early weakness on a mild round of technical buying. All three commodities posted weekly gains but an ample supply base and rising export competition kept a bearish tone over the marketplace and […]

By Mark Weinraub

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

Mar. 3, 2017 at 4:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures sank more two per cent on Friday following lower cash and wholesale pork values, said traders. They said worries about a looming supply buildup furthered hog futures losses. April hogs ended 1.525 cents/lb. lower at 66.75 cents, and May down […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. authorities raid Caterpillar’s Illinois facilities

Mar. 2, 2017 at 5:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. federal law enforcement officials searched three facilities of heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar on Thursday, prompting a sharp sell-off in the company’s stock. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney Office for the Central District of Illinois, Sharon Paul, confirmed that federal law enforcement officials conducted searches […]

By Timothy McLaughlin

Soy loadings delayed at Brazil northern ports

Mar. 2, 2017 at 4:51 pm CST

Brasilia | Reuters — At least 11 ships are facing delays in loading soybeans at Brazil’s northern ports after rains washed out roads and disrupted the progress of trucks carrying beans from the centre-west region, Brazilian officials said on Thursday. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said some commodities traders could have […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on profit-taking, Brazilian crop

Mar. 2, 2017 at 4:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by the ongoing harvest of a projected record-large crop in Brazil and profit-taking after a two-session climb attributed to fund buying, traders said. Corn futures and wheat futures closed lower, tracking broad declines in commodities. The 19-market Thomson Reuters […]

By Julie Ingwersen