Insights and Stories on International

Palm plantations shaken by the green body they helped create

Jun. 10, 2016 at 7:15 am CDT

Kuala Lumpur | Reuters — In 2004, Malaysian palm oil producer IOI Group became a founding member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and later an executive board member in what seemed like a cosy arrangement. Twelve years later, IOI attempted to take legal action against RSPO over […]

Turkey bans ammonium nitrate sales after bomb attacks

Jun. 10, 2016 at 6:02 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn ease on profit-taking

Jun. 9, 2016 at 6:38 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism underpins CME live cattle

Jun. 9, 2016 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

MGEX spring wheat shows strength

Jun. 8, 2016 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy likely to decline in wake of USDA reports

Jun. 8, 2016 at 4:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean markets at the Chicago Board of Trade moved to fresh highs on the week, gaining alongside mounting weather concerns, but one U.S. analyst says the rally could be limited. Soybeans — “It’s just completely insane, but we’ll see what the (U.S. Department of Agriculture) […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Weather concerns spark soybean rally

Jun. 8, 2016 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped 3.4 per cent to their highest in nearly two years on Wednesday as forecasts for hot temperatures to hit key growing U.S. regions stoked fears of damage to nascent crops, traders said. “The weather is mostly dry this week, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally on fund buying, beef demand

Jun. 8, 2016 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted sharp gains on Wednesday, bolstered by technical buying and much-improved wholesale beef demand, traders said. June live cattle closed up 1.8 cents/lb. to 123.025 cents, after topping the 100-day moving average of 122.67 cents (all figures US$). August ended […]

By Theopolis Waters

BASF says not backed into corner by Bayer’s Monsanto swoop

Jun. 8, 2016 at 2:48 pm CDT

Ludwigshafen, Germany | Reuters — BASF, which has so far kept out of a consolidation push among global seeds and pesticides groups, said its business model was not affected by rival Bayer’s plans to buy Monsanto. “We are not backed into a corner by what is happening in the market,” […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly weak

Jun. 7, 2016 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed moderately lower on Tuesday after traders sold deferred months and bought June as wholesale beef values improved, traders said. June live cattle closed up 0.45 cent/lb., at 121.225 cents (all figures US$). August ended 0.55 cent/lb. lower at […]

By Theopolis Waters