Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall; soybeans settle higher

Apr. 27, 2016 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and wheat futures fell on Wednesday, setting back from two days of gains on profit taking as speculators locked in gains on recent short-covering rallies, traders said. “The funds have gotten heavy long up here,” said Mark Gold, managing partner with Top Third Ag […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower, but off lows

Apr. 27, 2016 at 3:42 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Floods cause deaths, block food aid in drought-hit Ethiopia

Apr. 26, 2016 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Katy Migiro

Kazakhs stage rare protest over farmland privatization

Apr. 26, 2016 at 6:59 pm CDT

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat rally for second day in a row

Apr. 26, 2016 at 3:21 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: More short-covering extends CME live cattle gains

Apr. 26, 2016 at 3:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied again on Tuesday, led by more short-covering and sentiments that last week’s selloff was overdone, traders said. April live cattle closed 1.25 cents/lb. higher at 126.8 cents, and June ended 2.15 cents/lb. higher at 118.75 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

DuPont expects U.S. review of Dow deal to end by June 30

Apr. 26, 2016 at 3:00 pm CDT

Reuters — DuPont said Tuesday it expected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s review of its proposed merger with Dow Chemical to be completed by the end of June. The two chemical companies agreed to combine in an all-stock merger in December, valued at US$130 billion at the time, in […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Rain outlook pushes corn higher

Apr. 25, 2016 at 3:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose two per cent on Monday, supported by concerns that rain around the U.S. Midwest could delay planting, traders said. Corn planting has gotten off to a fast start this year, but rains will likely push farmers from the fields. “We are going […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Short-covering rallies CME live cattle

Apr. 25, 2016 at 3:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, helped by short covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. April live cattle closed 0.825 cent/lb. higher at 125.55 cents, and June ended 1.95 cents/lb. higher at 116.6 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy tumble on profit-taking

Apr. 22, 2016 at 5:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, soybeans and corn plunged on Friday, with wheat posting its largest daily declines in three years as investors locked in profits after huge gains earlier this week, and extended weather outlooks were seen as beneficial for crops. Chicago Board of Trade wheat shed six […]

By Michael Hirtzer