Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: U.S. wheat tumbles on ample supplies, Euronext declines

Jul. 26, 2016 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures plunged as much as 3 per cent on Tuesday, their largest daily losses in three weeks, on pressure from ample global grain supplies and following declines in Euronext wheat, traders said. Wheat on the Paris exchange fell sharply for the […]

U.S. livestock: Beef price bounce extends CME live cattle futures gains

Jul. 26, 2016 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Weak U.S. wheat futures watching European crops

Jul. 26, 2016 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Proposed Chinese canola dockage rules worry Canadian industry

Jul. 26, 2016 at 3:50 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Fewer U.S. cattle than expected placed in feedlots in June

Jul. 25, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures surge by 3-cent/lb price limit

Jul. 25, 2016 at 3:27 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled up by their 3-cents-per-lb daily price limit on Monday, driven by fund buying and Friday’s mildly bullish government monthly cattle report, said traders. August and October live cattle closed at 112.950 cents and 111.075 cents per lb, respectively. Live cattle’s […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend losses on fund selling, favorable weather

Jul. 25, 2016 at 2:34 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell sharply on Monday, extending the steep declines seen last week on pressure from investment fund selling and favourable extended weather outlooks for the developing crop, traders and analysts said. Wheat and corn futures each were narrowly lower at the Chicago Board of Trade, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rally before USDA report

Jul. 22, 2016 at 2:45 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday after short-covering and bargain hunting snapped a three-day losing streak, traders said. August live cattle ended 2.425 cents per lb higher at 109.950 cents, and October closed 2.375 cents higher at 108.075 cents. Investors were awaiting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures plunge to five-year low on supply worries

Jul. 21, 2016 at 3:37 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday slumped to a five-year low in anticipation of increased supplies that could further pressure wholesale beef prices, traders said. August live cattle ended 1.900 cents per lb lower at 107.525 cents, and October closed 2.375 cents lower at 105.700 cents. Affordable grain reduced cattle […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: U.S. corn extends losing streak on weak exports, good weather; soy firms

Jul. 21, 2016 at 3:30 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. corn futures fell for the third day in a row on Thursday, with good weather for crop development in the U.S. Midwest and poor exports pushing prices to their lowest in nearly two years. Wheat and soybean futures firmed. The soy market was supported by […]

By Mark Weinraub