Insights and Stories on International

For U.S. farmers, ugly soy bids look better all the time

Dec. 4, 2015 at 7:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. farmers booked soybean sales this week as prospects for burgeoning global supplies and weak export demand caused growers to accept deals they’d rejected at similar price levels just a few weeks ago. Grain dealers noted an uptick in grower interest as Chicago Board of Trade […]

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat extend gains on technical buying

Dec. 4, 2015 at 5:11 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Beef price retreat pares CME live cattle gains

Dec. 4, 2015 at 3:08 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

CME to revamp cattle delivery rules before COOL vote

Dec. 4, 2015 at 2:23 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on short-covering on tumbling dollar

Dec. 3, 2015 at 6:00 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall again with cash prices

Dec. 3, 2015 at 3:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted significant losses on Thursday for a second straight session, with nearby contracts posting new lows, in response to weaker cash prices, traders said. Spot December closed 3.4 cents lower, at 125.7 cents/lb., and made a new low of 124.6 […]

By Theopolis Waters

USDA regulators approve new Syngenta corn trait

Dec. 2, 2015 at 7:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Syngenta on Wednesday cleared one U.S. regulatory hurdle toward domestic marketing of corn seeds containing a trait that is genetically engineered to resist weed killers including glyphosate. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said it will no longer regulate the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to 5-1/2 year low on rising dollar

Dec. 2, 2015 at 7:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains fell on Wednesday, with wheat prices hitting the lowest levels since June 2010 as a rising dollar made the cereals less attractive in global markets, traders said. Wheat now has declined six sessions in a row, shedding more than eight per cent in the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn has upside potential, soy rangebound

Dec. 2, 2015 at 6:34 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are moving based on demand, which indicates corn will move higher while soybeans stay steady, according to a U.S.-based analyst. Traders are looking to the next U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply and demand report, due out […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump limit down

Dec. 2, 2015 at 3:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished Wednesday’s session down by their three-cents-per-pound daily price limit on profit-taking ahead of potentially lower cash prices later this week, traders said. Spot December and February closed at 129.1 cents and 131.625 cents/lb., respectively (all figures US$). Live cattle’s […]

By Theopolis Waters