Insights and Stories on International

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:41 pm CST

Reuters — Sandwich chain Subway said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its North American outlets by 2025, joining a number of companies that are going cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. Subway, which already serves eggs laid by free-range hens at its outlets […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved Brazil weather forecasts

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:14 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking ends CME live cattle’s win streak

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:08 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Saudi’s SALIC looking for land in Sudan for fodder

Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:53 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Rain in Brazil’s forecasts dampens soy futures

Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:38 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Strong beef prices lift CME live cattle again

Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures notched gains for a fifth consecutive session on Thursday, fuelled by the recent rise in wholesale beef prices in anticipation of tight near-term supplies, traders said. CME livestock futures closed at noon CT in observance of the Christmas holiday. Spot […]

By Theopolis Waters

CP to weigh options after another Norfolk rejection

Dec. 23, 2015 at 7:20 pm CST

U.S. railway Norfolk Southern has rejected another new marriage proposal from Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), leaving the Calgary-based rail firm to “review its strategic alternatives.” Norfolk Southern said Wednesday its board of directors has “unanimously” rejected CP’s revised Dec. 16 proposal, which offered US$32.86 per share in cash, a fixed […]

By Staff

India to launch new crop insurance scheme

Dec. 23, 2015 at 6:35 pm CST

New Delhi | Reuters — India will launch a new farm crop insurance scheme early next year and use drones and other technologies to assess crop damage, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, in what could be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first major move to address rural hardship. The impact of […]

By Krishna N. Das

U.S. hog herd slowly expands as farmer profit shrinks

Dec. 23, 2015 at 6:20 pm CST

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd grew slightly in the September-November quarter versus a year ago, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Wednesday, amid increased supplies as the industry recovers from a deadly pig virus hurt that farmer profit, said analysts. “Concern about profitability was a major issue. […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to three-week low on supplies

Dec. 23, 2015 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures closed at their lowest level in three weeks on Wednesday as grain markets came under renewed pressure from large global supplies and lackluster export demand. Egypt, the world’s top wheat importer, bought 120,000 tonnes of Argentine wheat in a tender that highlighted the […]

By Tom Polansek