Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Corn, soy climb on weather jitters ahead of weekend

Jun. 17, 2016 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose nearly three per cent on Friday and soybeans more than two per cent on broad strength in commodities and uncertainty about Midwest crop weather, analysts said. Wheat followed the higher trend, rebounding on bargain buying after a six-session slide. At the Chicago […]

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit three-year low on corn prices

Jun. 17, 2016 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

African growers threaten Dutch flower power

Jun. 17, 2016 at 10:19 am CDT

By Thomas Escritt

‘Unorthodox’ agriculture policies seen costing Egypt

Jun. 16, 2016 at 8:49 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on cash weakness, lean hogs gain

Jun. 16, 2016 at 6:12 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on improving weather outlooks

Jun. 16, 2016 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday as funds liquidated long positions on improving U.S. weather forecasts and broad weakness in commodity and equities markets, analysts said. Wheat followed the lower trend, pressured by the expanding U.S. winter wheat harvest and plentiful world stockpiles. At […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Can coffee cause cancer? Only if it’s very hot, says WHO agency

Jun. 15, 2016 at 8:01 pm CDT

London | Reuters — There is no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee causes cancer, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency said Wednesday, in a reverse of its previous warning, but it also said all “very hot” drinks are probably carcinogenic. The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) had […]

By Kate Kelland

CBOT weekly outlook: Bull still needs to be fed for corn, soy

Jun. 15, 2016 at 6:13 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Fund money pulled soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) to their highest levels of the past year in recent weeks, but profit-taking at the highs tempered gains as traders look for more fundamental reasons to keep the rally going. “It’s all about […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy retreat on rain in Midwest, profit-taking

Jun. 15, 2016 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Wednesday after better-than-expected rains fell in the Midwest crop belt, prompting investors to take profits after recent highs, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined, pressured by the expanding U.S. winter wheat harvest and plentiful global stocks. At the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Report finds ethanol, bioenergy no threat to food security

Jun. 14, 2016 at 8:19 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Bioenergy produced from crops does not threaten food supplies, researchers funded by the U.S. government, World Bank and others said in a report Tuesday, dealing a potential blow to critics of the country’s biofuels program. There is no clear relationship between biofuels and higher prices […]

By Reuters