Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on weather, snap five-session rally

Aug. 10, 2016 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by favourable crop weather and profit-taking after a five-session advance that was driven by resurgent export demand, analysts said. Corn futures firmed modestly, gaining against soy ahead of a key U.S. government crop report due on Friday, while wheat […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on technical rebound

Aug. 10, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Cargill stops using human antibiotic against disease in turkeys

Aug. 9, 2016 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy export demand extends rally while corn sags

Aug. 9, 2016 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Shareholders press Yum for stricter antibiotics policy

Aug. 9, 2016 at 4:59 pm CDT

By Lisa Baertlein

Farm tech investment drops off after record year

Aug. 8, 2016 at 8:31 pm CDT

Reuters — Investor backing for agriculture technology startups cooled in the first half of 2016 after record global investment last year, according to industry data released on Monday. Funding from venture capitalists and others totaled US$1.8 billion through the first six months of the year, down 20 per cent from a […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soy rises to one-week high on export deals

Aug. 8, 2016 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to a one-week peak on Monday on strong export demand and drier-than-expected Midwest weather over the weekend, although forecasts for a bumper U.S. harvest this autumn limited gains. Corn futures edged higher on short covering following recent declines, while wheat prices were […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Aug. 8, 2016 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by fund selling and profit-taking after last week’s market rally, traders said. August live cattle ended 0.75 cent/lb. lower at 116.925 cents (all figures US$). October closed 0.875 cent lower at 114.65 cents and below […]

By Theopolis Waters

New Zealand farm firm bans use of palm in feed

Aug. 8, 2016 at 2:29 am CDT

Wellington | Reuters — New Zealand farm company Landcorp said Monday it would ban its farmers from using palm kernel expeller (PKE), a feed supplement used for cows that environmentalists have linked to rainforest destruction. The state-owned company, which runs 140 farms, said it would end the use of the […]

By Reuters

Egyptian prosecutor says millions in local wheat falsely claimed

Aug. 8, 2016 at 1:23 am CDT

Cairo | Reuters –– Egypt’s general prosecutor said on Sunday that local wheat suppliers worked with government employees to falsely claim 621 million Egyptian pounds (C$92.5 million) worth of grain that does not exist. Egypt has been embroiled in a controversy over its local wheat supplies, with grains industry officials […]

By Reuters