Insights and Stories on International

Baltic Dry Index edging higher

Jul. 6, 2016 at 1:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Baltic Dry Index is edging back to levels not seen in over two months, and could be due for more strength, as seasonal trends often see the index rise during the summer and fall. The BDI settled at 694 points on Wednesday, having gained over 100 […]

Wet wheat weather watched worldwide

Jul. 6, 2016 at 1:51 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

Agrium to buy Cargill’s U.S. ag retail business

Jul. 6, 2016 at 1:17 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle advance on cash market optimism

Jul. 5, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Reuters

EU bows to pressure, gives member parliaments say in Canada trade deal

Jul. 5, 2016 at 1:47 pm CDT

By robin-emmott

Monsanto, Microsoft to invest in ag technology in Brazil

Jul. 5, 2016 at 11:23 am CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — U.S. biotech company Monsanto and U.S. software and tech firm Microsoft announced on Monday a partnership to invest in agricultural technology startups in Brazil. Monsanto will join a Brazilian investment fund with up to 300 million reais (C$118 million), managed by Microsoft, evaluating ideas for […]

By Reuters

Food commodity prices seen stable over next decade

Jul. 5, 2016 at 11:05 am CDT

Paris | Reuters –– Higher agricultural productivity and slightly larger crop areas in the coming decade will cover rises in food demand, leading to stable prices and a period of more restrained agricultural markets, the FAO and OECD said Monday. In their annual Agricultural Outlook report, the Food and Agriculture […]

By Reuters

Egypt appoints new top wheat buyer

Jul. 4, 2016 at 1:52 am CDT

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt appointed a new head on Sunday for its state wheat-importing body — one of the most influential positions in the global wheat market — as it remains mired in a dispute over the quality of grain it will buy. Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi told […]

By Ehab Farouk

Spanish man charged with lying in PotashCorp trading probe

Jul. 1, 2016 at 8:07 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. grand jury has charged a Spanish investor with lying to regulators probing insider trading ahead of an August 2010 hostile bid for PotashCorp, even though he had been cleared of charges over his own trading. An indictment announced on Friday by federal prosecutors in Chicago charged […]

By jonathan-stempel

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans, corn fall on rising supply view

Jul. 1, 2016 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to multi-year lows on Friday, pressured by an ample global stockpile that was expected to grow even larger due to a bountiful harvest, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also weakened, with soybeans settling back from a rally on Thursday that pushed […]

By Mark Weinraub