Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles four per cent on acreage forecast shock

Mar. 31, 2016 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures plunged more than four per cent on Thursday in the market’s steepest drop since mid-August after the U.S. Agriculture Department forecast 2016 planted acreage well above trade expectations. Soybeans firmed on USDA’s lower-than-expected soybean acreage and quarterly stocks estimates, although gains were limited […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle limit up on bearish corn data

Mar. 31, 2016 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans await data

Mar. 30, 2016 at 6:20 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat drops from two-week high

Mar. 30, 2016 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation takes down CME live cattle

Mar. 30, 2016 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

End of China’s corn stockpiling threatens global feed trade

Mar. 29, 2016 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Grain traders worried on Tuesday about the risk for reduced demand from China after the government said it would scrap its corn stockpiling program at a time when global markets are awash with excess supplies. Traders said importers in China would likely reduce purchases of farm […]

By Tom Polansek

Ocean freight rate index climbs

Mar. 29, 2016 at 5:48 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Ocean freight rates have shown some steady strength over the past two months, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) back above 400 points. The BDI set a record low of 290 points on Feb. 10-11, but has since posted steady gains, settling at 409 on Tuesday. While […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

China to end state corn stockpiling, free up prices

Mar. 29, 2016 at 4:55 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to scrap its corn stockpiling scheme and allow markets to set prices for the grain, pushing to boost efficiency on its farms and to narrow a gap between local and international prices that has sparked a surge of cheaper imports. The government will instead […]

By david-stanway Niu Shuping

U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on dry, chilly weather

Mar. 29, 2016 at 4:49 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat climbed on Tuesday to add to sharp gains a day earlier as the market assessed the risk of yield losses to U.S. crops due to a combination of dry and cold weather. Corn finished stronger and touched a nearly two-month high, with traders digesting news that […]

By Gus Trompiz Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: CME hogs finish higher

Mar. 29, 2016 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained for a second straight day on Tuesday in a quiet session, with help from short-covering and technical buying, traders said. April closed up 0.325 cent/lb., to 70.25 cents (all figures US$). May ended 0.575 cent higher at 78.85 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters