Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soybeans at six-week low on U.S. acreage view

Feb. 23, 2017 at 6:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a six-week low on Thursday on expectations for a big South American harvest and an expansion in U.S. plantings this spring, analysts said. Corn futures fell on chart-based selling and wheat followed the weak trend. The Chicago Board of Trade March […]

Viterra results offset Glencore’s improved year-end

Feb. 23, 2017 at 5:04 am CST

By Staff

U.S. ethanol expected to be competitive in 2017

Feb. 22, 2017 at 5:37 pm CST

By Jade Markus

CBOT weekly outlook: December corn seen as bellwether

Feb. 22, 2017 at 5:16 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy at three-week low on South America crops

Feb. 22, 2017 at 4:56 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble on pork price declines

Feb. 22, 2017 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell 3.8 per cent for their biggest daily loss in about a month on Wednesday, pulled down by investment fund selling tied to lower cash hog and wholesale pork prices, traders said. Live cattle futures rose, extending gains to the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. ethanol sector pumped on Trump

Feb. 22, 2017 at 3:01 pm CST

San Diego | CNS Canada — “Building partnerships and growing markets” was the theme of the National Ethanol Conference in San Diego — a theme members of the U.S. Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) believe aligns well with an increased focus on national security and protectionist policies under new President Donald […]

By Jade Markus

China reports more severe form of bird flu, threat to poultry

Feb. 22, 2017 at 2:08 pm CST

Geneva/Beijing | Reuters — China is working to assess the prevalence of a new strain of H7N9 bird flu, state radio reported Wednesday, after global health authorities said the strain had evolved into a more severe form in birds. So far the variant strain has only been detected in Guangdong […]

By Dominique Patton stephanie-nebehay

Bayer sees pesticide profits stagnating before Monsanto takeover

Feb. 22, 2017 at 1:53 pm CST

Leverkusen, Germany | Reuters — German drugs and pesticides maker Bayer forecast a year without earnings growth for its agricultural products business on Wednesday, as it seeks to complete its US$66 billion deal to take over U.S. seeds giant Monsanto. Bayer has said the deal, which would put the size […]

By Ludwig Burger

Wild boars roam Czech forests, some of them radioactive

Feb. 22, 2017 at 1:20 pm CST

Prague | Reuters –– The Czech Republic has an unusual problem this winter with its wild boar meat, a local delicacy. The boars are radioactive. Actually, it’s not the boars themselves, but what they’re eating. A cold and snowy winter is forcing them to feed on false truffles, an underground […]

By Reuters