Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soy, corn jump on Argentine dryness

Dec. 9, 2016 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose one per cent on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and concerns over dry growing conditions in Argentina in the wake of U.S. Department of Agriculture crop data at midday that was deemed neutral, traders said. Wheat futures also rallied at […]

Fertilizer prices ‘float along’ with eyes on China, corn

Dec. 8, 2016 at 8:00 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Trump win unlikely to impact Dow deal, DuPont CEO says

Dec. 8, 2016 at 7:20 pm CST

By Ross Kerber

Polar vortex redux? U.S. forecasters say it could hit next week

Dec. 8, 2016 at 5:26 pm CST

By Timothy McLaughlin

U.S. grains: Soybeans down on profit-taking before USDA data

Dec. 8, 2016 at 5:14 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs up again on cash prices, fund buying

Dec. 8, 2016 at 5:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday, spurred by higher cash prices and technical buying, said traders. December hogs, which will expire on Dec. 14, closed up 0.975 cent per pound to 55.675 cents (all figures US$). Most actively […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. forecaster sees weak La Nina likely to fade in early 2017

Dec. 8, 2016 at 3:17 pm CST

New York | Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said weak La Nina conditions were present but favoured to dissipate in the coming months. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center said in a monthly forecast that conditions were likely to transition back to neutral during January […]

By Reuters

China shipping wheat flour to Canada

Dec. 7, 2016 at 9:07 pm CST

Chinese state-owned agrifood firm Cofco says it has scored its first-ever international sale of wheat flour — into the Canadian market. Cofco, which said in June it plans to open a Canadian grain trading office in Winnipeg, recently announced it had loaded a container ship at the northeastern port of […]

By Staff

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy waits on Argentine weather, inspections

Dec. 7, 2016 at 5:55 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade hung mostly rangebound during the week ended Wednesday. Attention now shifts to the crop in South America. “People will be watching the Argentine weather situation to see if it has any changes in the second-week forecast of 11 to […]

By Dave Sims

ICE weekly outlook: ‘Toppy’ canola could still go higher

Dec. 7, 2016 at 5:43 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canola futures have trended higher in the most active nearby contracts in recent weeks, but still remain underpriced compared to soybeans. From a chart perspective, ICE Futures Canada’s January contract is trading at the highest levels for the front month in two and a half years. However, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin