Insights and Stories on International

Quarantined Washington wheat negative for GMO

Aug. 5, 2016 at 6:04 pm CDT

Reuters — No genetically modified (GMO) wheat has been found in a Washington state farm’s crop tested after an unapproved biotech variety was discovered growing there in June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The quarantined grain will be allowed to enter the marketplace, USDA said. USDA’s Animal […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on cash gains

Aug. 5, 2016 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Korea reports no GMO in U.S. wheat imports

Aug. 5, 2016 at 3:04 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend rebound on robust export demand

Aug. 5, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Wendy’s aims for antibiotic-free chicken by next year

Aug. 4, 2016 at 8:27 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on big supplies

Aug. 4, 2016 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs futures fell to 3-1/2-month lows on Thursday as investors continued liquidating long bets amid plentiful supplies and lacklustre pork export sales, traders said. Live and feeder cattle futures also eased at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with cattle prices reversing from multiweek highs reached […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn pressured by rising stockpiles

Aug. 4, 2016 at 6:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday on disappointing export sales and prospects for rising global inventories, traders said. Soybean futures closed steady to modestly higher as a pick-up in export demand helped a cautious market rebound from multi-month lows this week. At the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Kellogg’s sales miss analysts’ estimates

Aug. 4, 2016 at 2:03 pm CDT

Reuters — Kellogg Co.’s quarterly sales dropped 6.6 per cent, missing analysts’ estimates, as demand slid further for its breakfast foods and snacks, which include Corn Flakes and Froot Loops. Kellogg also said a strong dollar was expected to hurt sales this year more than it had anticipated, mainly due […]

By Reuters

Fertilizer price slump chops profits at Agrium, CF

Aug. 3, 2016 at 7:52 pm CDT

Reuters — Two of North America’s biggest fertilizer companies reported large drops in quarterly profit on Wednesday, and warned of tough times ahead as abundant supplies weighed on prices. At U.S. nitrogen producer CF Industries, second-quarter profit fell 87 per cent — more than expected — and it warned prices […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy end higher on bargain hunting

Aug. 3, 2016 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday, rallying on bargain hunting after all three key commodities fell to multimonth or multiyear lows a day earlier, traders said. But expectations of bumper U.S. crops limited further gains. At the Chicago Board of Trade, September wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen