Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Fund short-covering lifts grain/soy complex

Feb. 2, 2016 at 4:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed to six-week highs on Tuesday on fund-driven buying as the grain complex shrugged off weakness in global equity markets and crude oil, traders said. But wheat futures settled flat as all three commodities pared gains by the close. At the […]

U.S. livestock: Weather market underpins CME live cattle

Feb. 2, 2016 at 4:29 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Higher oat stocks expected, CBOT futures weak

Feb. 2, 2016 at 2:54 pm CST

By Jade Markus

Iran banning all state wheat imports

Feb. 1, 2016 at 8:20 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat sags on ample global supplies

Feb. 1, 2016 at 5:35 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Justin Madden

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after rocky session

Feb. 1, 2016 at 5:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained moderately on Monday, following an up-and-down session that was ultimately supported by last week’s cash price strength, traders said. February live cattle closed up 0.375 cent/lb., to 135.675 cents, and April ended 0.425 cent higher at 134.425 (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

Egypt to launch ag commodities bourse by year-end

Feb. 1, 2016 at 1:24 pm CST

Cairo | Reuters –– Egypt plans to launch an agricultural-focused commodities trading exchange, the first of its kind in the Middle East, by the end of 2016, Supplies Minister Khaled Hanafi said Monday. Egypt announced plans to set up a global commodities centre in 2014, but gave few details at […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn close strong on bargain buying

Jan. 29, 2016 at 5:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended strong on Friday, rallying on month-end buying a day after cancellations of U.S. soybean sales to China sent the market to a three-week low, traders said. Corn and wheat also settled higher. CBOT March soybeans finished up 14-1/2 cents at $8.82-1/4 a […]

By Justin Madden

U.S. cattle herd growth to five-year high spells cheaper beef ahead

Jan. 29, 2016 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Beef prices will keep trending lower, analysts said after the government’s semi-annual cattle inventory report on Friday showed the U.S. cattle herd as of Jan. 1 grew three per cent from a year ago, to a five-year high. Healthy pastures, more-affordable grain and record-high cattle prices […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off lows

Jan. 29, 2016 at 4:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground on Friday, pressured by sell stops and fund liquidation before giving way to cash price optimism that lifted contracts from session lows, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue the twice-annual cattle inventory report on Friday […]

By Theopolis Waters