Insights and Stories on International

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade now watching weather

Mar. 16, 2016 at 4:49 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have posted solid gains over the past two weeks, but the rally may run out of steam while attention in the markets shifts to spring weather patterns. “We’ve had a very strong rally since late February,” said […]

Cuban export opportunities eyed for U.S. farmers

Mar. 16, 2016 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on poor exports

Mar. 16, 2016 at 3:34 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firm, but off recent peak

Mar. 16, 2016 at 2:46 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Australia dumps ‘backpacker tax’ over farm, export concerns

Mar. 16, 2016 at 2:23 pm CDT

By Matt Siegel

U.S. Senate blocks bill that would override state GMO labeling laws

Mar. 16, 2016 at 1:44 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a bill that would nullify state and local efforts to require food makers to label products made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as the industry races to stop Vermont’s law from taking effect on July 1. The proposed legislation from Republican Senator […]

By Karl Plume Lisa Baertlein

FAO chief expects food prices to fall further

Mar. 15, 2016 at 6:39 pm CDT

Abu Dhabi | Reuters — World food prices are seen falling further this year having settled near their lowest in seven years pressured by slowing economic growth, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) director general said Tuesday. The FAO’s food price index, which measures monthly changes for a […]

By maha-el-dahan

International dairy prices, volumes fall at auction

Mar. 15, 2016 at 6:23 pm CDT

Wellington | Reuters –– International dairy prices fell overnight at the fortnightly GlobalDairyTrade auction, despite market expectations that prices might rise. Fonterra’s GlobalDairyTrade Price Index dipped 2.9 per cent, with an average selling price of $2,190 per tonne, in the auction held on Tuesday (all figures US$). A total of […]

By Charlotte Greenfield

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat fall after hitting multi-week peaks

Mar. 15, 2016 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday, setting back from their highest since Dec. 7 on dry weather in South America that will allow farmers to accelerate the harvest of what is expected to be a huge crop, traders said. Wheat futures also closed lower, with traders […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Surging beef prices push CME live cattle higher

Mar. 15, 2016 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed higher on Tuesday, driven by a recent surge in wholesale beef prices that stirred optimism for cash prices later this week, traders said. April futures ended 1.425 cents/lb. higher at 140.725 (all figures US$). June closed up 1.5 cents/lb. […]

By Theopolis Waters