Insights and Stories on International

Zimbabwe farmers resist compensating evicted landowners

Mar. 23, 2016 at 8:05 pm CDT

Harare | Reuters –– Zimbabwe’s plan to win back international funding by paying compensation to white farmers forced off their land faces a major snag: the black farmers expected to stump up the cash say they don’t have it. The new occupants working the land, many of who had few […]

ConAgra, Kellogg, Mars to label for GMOs in U.S.

Mar. 23, 2016 at 5:52 pm CDT

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Beans choppy ahead of data, corn sideways

Mar. 23, 2016 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn fall on profit-taking, dollar gains

Mar. 23, 2016 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Lower cash price outlook sends CME live cattle lower

Mar. 23, 2016 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Diesel prices seen staying lower

Mar. 22, 2016 at 8:18 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Diesel prices in Canada are expected to stay relatively cheap this spring despite some recent strength in the crude oil market. In a normal cycle, diesel prices would usually be on the move right now, but they have been mired at their current level for the last […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy hits five-month high on technicals, fund buying

Mar. 22, 2016 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain prices were mostly higher on Tuesday, with soybeans rising to their highest since October, on technical buying and worries that cold temperatures could damage crops in the southwestern portion of the Great Plains wheat belt. Corn and wheat trimmed earlier gains on light selling […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump fourth straight day

Mar. 22, 2016 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled in bearish territory for a fourth straight session, on leftover selling and fund liquidation after contracts dropped below technical support levels, traders said. April live cattle ended 1.925 cents/lb lower at 136.425, and June finished 1.7 cents lower at 126.15 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Panama Canal sets depth limit on ships due to drought

Mar. 21, 2016 at 11:57 pm CDT

Panama City | Reuters — The Panama Canal will next month impose new draft restrictions on ships due to falling water levels at nearby lakes that form part of the waterway, the authority that administers the canal said in a statement Monday. Ships seeking to cross the waterway must comply […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs see biggest one-day loss in three months

Mar. 21, 2016 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Monday notched their biggest daily loss since last December, hit by technical selling and lower cash price expectations, traders said. April closed 2.1 cents/lb. lower at 69.35 cents, after drifting below the 40-day moving average of 70.31 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters