Insights and Stories on International

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble on technical selloff, beef woes

Apr. 5, 2016 at 5:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures fell to 1-1/2-month lows and feeder cattle declined by nearly three per cent on Tuesday in a technical selloff triggered by ample supplies and lower beef prices, traders and analysts said. Live cattle eased their third straight session, briefly falling by the […]

Wal-Mart plans for cage-free U.S. egg supply by 2025

Apr. 5, 2016 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Reuters

China’s farmers switch to soy amid corn market reform

Apr. 4, 2016 at 5:50 pm CDT

By Naveen Thukral Niu Shuping

California rules led to near 25 per cent cut in water use

Apr. 4, 2016 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Sharon Bernstein

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from August peak

Apr. 4, 2016 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, feeders mixed on beef declines

Apr. 4, 2016 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures were flat to narrowly mixed on Monday as lower wholesale beef prices suggested demand for the meat was slowing, traders said. Lean hogs were slightly lower in light trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Losses in outside markets kept […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall to 10-week lows on pork price losses

Apr. 1, 2016 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs tumbled to the lowest in 10 weeks on Friday as pork price declines triggered selling by technical traders and investment funds, traders and analysts said. Hogs fell more than one per cent at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, led by losses in deferred contracts […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat extend gains after planting forecasts

Apr. 1, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday as estimates of smaller-than-expected U.S. plantings spurred buying. Corn bounced off a 9-1/2-month low to finish up on bargain-buying. Chicago Board of Trade May soybeans rose 7-1/2 cents or 0.9 per cent to $9.18-1/4 a bushel, racking up a fifth […]

By Rod Nickel

Zimbabwe mulls treasury bills to compensate evicted farmers

Mar. 31, 2016 at 5:12 pm CDT

Harare | Reuters — Zimbabwe’s government may issue treasury bills, along with imposing a land levy, to raise money to compensate evicted white farmers but the process will take a long time to settle, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa said Thursday. President Robert Mugabe early this month agreed to major reforms, […]

By Reuters

U.S. acreage plans not set in stone as corn price drops

Mar. 31, 2016 at 3:57 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. farmers could plant more soybean acres than suggested in the government’s acreage forecast issued Thursday, as recent gains in the futures market tempted them to alter their corn-heavy seeding plans, growers and analysts said. The U.S. Agriculture Department report showed farmers intend to plant 93.601 […]

By Mark Weinraub