Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drop on weather view

Oct. 7, 2016 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures weakened on Friday on forecasts for dry weather in the Midwest that will allow farmers to pick up the pace of what is expected to be a record harvest of both crops, traders said. Wheat futures also eased as investors squared […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak

Oct. 7, 2016 at 5:27 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Smithfield to shutter major hog plant against Matthew

Oct. 7, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters Tom Polansek

U.S. farmers race to ready for Hurricane Matthew’s blast

Oct. 6, 2016 at 7:37 pm CDT

By Chris Prentice

German federal, state governments to decide jointly on GM crops

Oct. 6, 2016 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound on bargain buying

Oct. 6, 2016 at 5:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed higher on Thursday on short-covering and bargain buying after futures tumbled to a seven-year low on Wednesday, traders said. CME October lean hogs, which will expire on Oct. 14, led advances due to a discount to the exchange’s hog index […]

By Theopolis Waters

Mars buying out Buffett stake in Wrigley

Oct. 6, 2016 at 4:36 pm CDT

Reuters — The candy maker Mars Inc. on Thursday said it would take full control of its Wrigley chewing gum business, acquiring the minority stake held by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Mars plans to combine Wrigley with its chocolate business, putting M+Ms, Snickers, Skittles, Lifesavers, Starburst fruit chews, Doublemint […]

By Gayathree Ganesan jonathan-stempel

U.S. grains: Corn futures fall, soybeans firm as harvest expands

Oct. 6, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell 1.9 per cent on Thursday, pressured by the expanding harvest in the U.S. Midwest as well as a forecast for a bumper crop in Brazil, traders said. Soybean futures edged higher, overcoming bearish supply trends on strong export demand […]

By Mark Weinraub

Vale fertilizer sale seen on track despite review

Oct. 5, 2016 at 7:24 pm CDT

Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — Vale SA’s plan to dispose of fertilizer assets remains on track despite a request last week by Brazil’s state development bank, BNDES, to analyze the transaction more carefully, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. Terms of the deal, which involves […]

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal Tatiana Bautzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans look overpriced

Oct. 5, 2016 at 6:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade appear poised to fall lower in the days to come, after a surprising week in which values jumped around 18 cents per bushel. “Price-wise, if you look at the charts, we are high up on some ranges, too high […]

By Dave Sims