Insights and Stories on International

EU promises protesting farmers more help, no new money

Mar. 15, 2016 at 4:07 am CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission announced more help for the agriculture sector on Monday, following protests by farmers who say they have been hit hard by a Russian ban on Western food imports. The focus of the support package is on the dairy, pigmeat, fruit and vegetable sectors. […]

Peru lifts trade barriers to U.S. beef

Mar. 14, 2016 at 7:52 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Weather woes support wheat

Mar. 14, 2016 at 3:07 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mostly firm

Mar. 14, 2016 at 2:56 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans set 2016 high on short-covering, export demand

Mar. 11, 2016 at 4:29 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle spike on cash price hopes

Mar. 11, 2016 at 3:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures peaked at a four-month high on Friday, fueled by short-covering in anticipation of strong market-ready, or cash, cattle prices later on Friday, traders said. April ended 1.5 cents/lb. higher at 139.8, and June closed up 0.925 cent/lb. to 128.55 (all […]

By Theopolis Waters

La Nina seen maybe succeeding El Nino

Mar. 11, 2016 at 2:56 pm CST

Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday it sees a near 50 per cent chance La Nina could develop by the Northern Hemisphere fall on the heels of the El Nino conditions likely to dissipate in the coming months. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the […]

By Reuters

India, Middle East countries in talks on oil-for-food scheme

Mar. 11, 2016 at 1:49 pm CST

New Delhi | Reuters — India is in talks with some Gulf nations to buy oil to fill its strategic reserves and sell food in return, seeking to use its position as the world’s third-largest oil importer to both secure energy supplies and boost exports. Indian Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan […]

By Nidhi Verma

U.S. livestock: Cash outlook drives CME live cattle higher

Mar. 10, 2016 at 4:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished sharply higher on Thursday, driven by short-covering and recent run up in wholesale beef prices, traders said. April ended 1.525 cents/lb. higher at 138.3, and June closed up 1.325 cents/lb. to 127.625 (all figures US$). The morning’s wholesale choice […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps for seventh straight day

Mar. 10, 2016 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed for a seventh straight session on Thursday, the longest such streak in nearly two years, as a weaker U.S. dollar and concerns about adverse crop weather sparked fund short covering and other buying. Soybeans also rose for a seventh day while corn […]

By Karl Plume