Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat drops, soy edges up after U.S. export sales data

Nov. 3, 2016 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday and soybean and corn prices rose slightly as markets took cues from U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales data, traders said. Export sales of 2.5 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans and 1.47 million tonnes of corn topped […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on technical buying, cattle mostly higher

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag ahead of USDA report, election

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

German cabinet approves draft law banning GM crops

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Reuters

Bunge expects bounce from record U.S. harvest

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn trending lower

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have come down over the past week, and may be headed lower as both fundamental and technical signals look bearish. January soybeans have a downside target of $9.40-$9.50 per bushel, said Terry Reilly of Futures International in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ADM profit jumps on higher U.S. grain exports

Nov. 1, 2016 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agricultural products trader Archer Daniels Midland on Tuesday reported a far better-than-expected third-quarter profit as higher U.S. exports of corn and soybeans boosted volumes and margins, sending shares up sharply. U.S. farmers have nearly completed what is expected to be the largest corn and soybean […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big U.S. crops

Nov. 1, 2016 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday on expectations the U.S. Department of Agriculture might raise its forecast of the U.S. soybean yield in a monthly report next week, traders said. Wheat followed the weak trend, with global grain supplies adding pressure. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle leap to one-month high

Nov. 1, 2016 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday reached their highest level in a month, driven by short-covering and recent increase in wholesale beef values, said traders. They added that some investors bought CME live cattle futures, and simultaneously sold lean hog contracts, in anticipation for […]

By Theopolis Waters

New Holland buying into tillage equipment market

Nov. 1, 2016 at 7:12 am CDT

U.S. ag equipment giant New Holland is set to enter the tillage equipment business and stretch out its space in the hay and forage market, with a deal for Danish manufacturer Kongskilde Industries. New Holland’s parent CNH Industrial on Monday announced it will buy Kongskilde’s agricultural “grass and soil” business […]

By Staff