Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Prices jump on short-covering, oil rise

Feb. 17, 2016 at 3:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade corn futures gained for the second straight day on Wednesday, as the grain market enjoyed a price bump from investors continuing to cover short positions and as crude oil prices rose. Front-month CBOT March corn cracked through several moving averages during the […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle charge upward

Feb. 17, 2016 at 3:48 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

GrainCorp to join buyer group for Australian wheat marketer

Feb. 16, 2016 at 7:37 pm CST

By Colin Packham

U.S. grains: Prices rise on short-covering, slow loadings in Brazil

Feb. 16, 2016 at 5:12 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Fund buying boosts CME live cattle limit-up

Feb. 16, 2016 at 3:41 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Ex-Iraq grain board chief to be investigated in graft case

Feb. 15, 2016 at 8:06 pm CST

CORRECTED, Feb. 20, 2016 — Baghdad | Reuters — Iraq’s acting trade minister has referred former grain board chief Saad al-Hamdani and 16 unnamed individuals for investigation over suspected transportation of illegal wheat shipments, a ministry statement said Monday. The grain board is responsible for purchasing billions of dollars worth […]

By Reuters

Oregon refuge searched for evidence, explosives after occupiers leave

Feb. 12, 2016 at 5:39 pm CST

Burns, Ore. | Reuters — Police and federal agents searched a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon for explosives and evidence on Friday, a day after the last holdouts in a protest over federal control of Western land surrendered to end a six-week armed standoff. Federal authorities said the Malheur National […]

By Jimmy Urquhart

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fade before holiday

Feb. 12, 2016 at 5:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell modestly on Friday, following this week’s cheaper cash prices and the potential for further declines next week, traders said. The CME will be closed on Monday in observance of the U.S. Presidents Day holiday. Packers in the U.S. Plains […]

By Theopolis Waters

Mosaic looks for bargain buys as fertilizer sector slumps

Feb. 11, 2016 at 4:58 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. fertilizer company Mosaic Co., grappling with falling prices and profits, is looking for acquisitions that could be bargain-priced in a weak commodity sector. The world’s largest producer of finished phosphate products on Thursday forecast lower selling prices for potash and phosphate in the current quarter. The Plymouth, […]

By Kanika Sikka Rod Nickel

First La Nina since 2012 expected in coming months

Feb. 11, 2016 at 4:31 pm CST

New York | Reuters –– Even as the El Nino weather phenomenon continues to impact global temperatures and crops, its counterpart La Nina is increasingly expected to emerge in the coming months for the first time in four years. The return of La Nina, Spanish for “the girl” and characterized […]

By Chris Prentice