Insights and Stories on International

India gears up for a potential trade deal as Trump targets China, say government sources

Dec. 19, 2024 at 10:16 am CST

India is preparing to offer tariffs cuts on some farm and other goods mainly imported from the U.S., aiming to clinch a broader trade and investment deal once president-elect Donald Trump takes charge, government and industry sources in New Delhi said.

Conagra trims profit forecast as higher inflation, promotions to dent margins

Dec. 19, 2024 at 10:13 am CST

By Reuters Savyata Mishra

UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields

Dec. 19, 2024 at 10:09 am CST

By Djaffar Al Katanty Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tip down on profit-taking

Dec. 18, 2024 at 4:57 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT Weekly: Chicago soy complex tumbles, grains weaken

Dec. 18, 2024 at 3:56 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans plummet to four-year low on Brazil crop outlook

Dec. 18, 2024 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-year low on Wednesday, pressured by bumper crop prospects in Brazil and a slide in soyoil prices after a proposed U.S. government spending bill failed to include support for biodiesel, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. confirms first severe human case of bird flu

Dec. 18, 2024 at 11:38 am CST

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 infection in Louisiana, marking the first known instance of a severe human illness linked to the bird flu virus in the United States.

By Reuters

China to promote modernization of farms in pledge to stabilize grain output

Dec. 18, 2024 at 10:37 am CST

China will accelerate the pace of agricultural and rural modernization and stabilize grain planting area in its quest to ensure stable and high production of grains, state media reported on Wednesday, citing an annual rural policy meeting.

By Reuters

US funding bill includes plan to allow year-round sales of higher ethanol blend fuel

Dec. 18, 2024 at 10:12 am CST

A U.S. government funding bill released on Tuesday included a plan that would allow year-round sales of gasoline with a higher ethanol blend, a major win for the corn and ethanol lobbies.

By Jarrett Renshaw Reuters Stephanie Kelly

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle up on expectations of tight supply

Dec. 17, 2024 at 4:57 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rose on Tuesday as market players anticipated a constricted supply of cattle and awaited a monthly cattle supply report later in the week, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters