Insights and Stories on International

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy in harvest-induced trading range

Mar. 2, 2016 at 6:48 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are both sitting at the low end of their trading ranges, with South America’s harvest keeping bullish features at a minimum. Corn — The May corn contract will probably establish new contract lows over the course of the […]

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies after multiyear lows

Mar. 2, 2016 at 6:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Ad Feature: Centrallia brings export opportunities to centre stage

Mar. 2, 2016 at 6:05 pm CST

By Jim Bentein

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking drops CME live cattle

Mar. 2, 2016 at 4:44 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Fertilizer maker Yara to cut costs, raise investments

Mar. 1, 2016 at 7:04 pm CST

By Reuters

Glencore to cut more debt as 2015 profit falls

Mar. 1, 2016 at 6:38 pm CST

London | Reuters — Glencore stepped up its debt reduction plan on Tuesday by promising to offload more assets to shore up its finances to cope with a commodities rout that wiped around a third off its 2015 profit. The Swiss mining and trading house, whose agricultural arm includes Canadian […]

By eric-onstad

U.S. grains: Wheat to multiyear lows on strong dollar, crop ratings

Mar. 1, 2016 at 5:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to multi-year lows on Tuesday, pressured by strength in the dollar and better crop conditions than last year in the Plains, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures declined for a sixth straight session, with the most-active May contracts in both markets falling […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. EPA moves to pull crop insecticide from sale

Mar. 1, 2016 at 5:00 pm CST

CLARIFIED, March 7, 2016: Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it was moving to halt sale of insecticides from chemical firms Bayer and Nichino America containing an active ingredient, flubendiamide, found to pose risks to the environment. Bayer CropScience had anticipated the action after rejecting […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism nudges CME live cattle upward

Mar. 1, 2016 at 3:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained slightly on Tuesday in anticipation of steady-to-higher prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle possibly before Friday, traders said. April closed 0.125 cent/lb. higher at 137.1 cents, and June ended up 0.175 cent to 126.35 (all figures US$). Cash bids […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn sags for fifth straight session on lacklustre demand

Feb. 29, 2016 at 5:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Monday for a fifth straight session, retreating from early advances as concerns about weak demand pressured the market, traders said. Soybean futures sagged on larger-than-expected deliveries against futures while wheat futures were mostly higher. At the CBOT, the […]

By Julie Ingwersen