Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as colder weather threatens crop

Mar. 21, 2016 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat jumped as much as one per cent on Monday, led by gains in K.C. hard red winter wheat as extremely cold weather threatened to curb yields in parts of the southern U.S. Plains growing region already suffering from dry conditions. Wheat futures pared early […]

India might extend wheat import tax beyond March

Mar. 21, 2016 at 3:31 pm CDT

By Mayank Bhardwaj

Louis Dreyfus reports lower profits, seeks partners

Mar. 21, 2016 at 3:04 pm CDT

By Gus Trompiz

Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots jump to eight-year high

Mar. 19, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat closes higher on short-covering

Mar. 18, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump before USDA report

Mar. 18, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures retreated on Friday ahead of the bulk of this week’s cash sales, later in the afternoon, and the government’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. April live cattle ended 1.325 cents/lb. lower at 139.825, and […]

By Theopolis Waters

General Mills to label GMOs in U.S. products

Mar. 18, 2016 at 2:42 pm CDT

Reuters — General Mills on Friday said it would begin putting labels on its products that contain genetically engineered ingredients, a move that comes days after U.S. senators failed to advance legislation aimed at blocking Vermont from requiring such labels on July 1. U.S. consumer are calling for greater transparency […]

By Lisa Baertlein

France moves toward all-out ban on neonics

Mar. 18, 2016 at 12:09 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — French lawmakers approved plans for a total ban on some widely used pesticides blamed for harming bees, going beyond European Union restrictions in a fierce debate that has pitched farmers and chemical firms against beekeepers and green groups. The EU limited the use of neonicotinoid chemicals, […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as weather improves

Mar. 17, 2016 at 3:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday to their lowest in nearly two weeks, turning lower after a weather forecast predicted that temperatures in the U.S. Plains will not be as cold as previously thought, traders said. Soybeans closed firmer, supported by weakness in the dollar that […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease ahead of cash prices, USDA report

Mar. 17, 2016 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, weakened by profit-taking as investors wait for market-ready, or cash, cattle to change hands by Friday, traders said. Some traders also positioned themselves for Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed report. April live […]

By Theopolis Waters