Insights and Stories on International

El Nino to strengthen in winter, gradually weaken in spring

Sep. 11, 2015 at 2:01 am CDT

New York | Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said El Nino conditions would gradually weaken through the Northern Hemisphere spring after peaking in late fall or early winter. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center said the likelihood that El Nino conditions would persist through the […]

French court upholds Monsanto poisoning ruling

Sep. 10, 2015 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-week high on expectation for harvest cut

Sep. 10, 2015 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fade with cash price hopes

Sep. 10, 2015 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. farmers unlikely to book sales off the combine this fall

Sep. 9, 2015 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy trade up, but fundamentals bearish

Sep. 9, 2015 at 5:20 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Despite short-term bullish factors in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybeans, one analyst anticipates prices will be pressured in coming weeks. To start the week, a turnaround in crude oil markets supported prices, said Terry Reilly, senior commodity analyst at Futures International. Rebounds in Malaysian […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soy drops on stable crop ratings, poor export demand

Sep. 9, 2015 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dipped on Wednesday on better-than-expected U.S. crop ratings and concerns about sluggish export demand. Wheat futures also declined, while corn traded near unchanged. Soybeans pulled back after rising on Tuesday on expectations that the U.S. Agriculture Department would cut its condition ratings for […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking trims CME live cattle gains

Sep. 9, 2015 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Wednesday, after profit-taking and cash price uncertainty turned back initial advances, traders said. Spot-October closed 0.5 cent/lb. lower at 142.975 cents, and December dropped 0.7 cent to 145.075 (all figures US$). Packers have not bid for market-ready (cash) […]

By Theopolis Waters

McDonald’s en route to ‘cage-free’ eggs in Canada, U.S.

Sep. 9, 2015 at 10:58 am CDT

Reuters/Staff –– McDonald’s Corp. said all eggs it uses in its 16,000 restaurants in Canada and the U.S. will, within the next 10 years, come from chickens not confined to cages. The decision to source “cage-free” eggs follows the company’s announcement in March that it would stop using chicken raised […]

By Reuters

Perdue Farms to buy Chipotle pork supplier Niman Ranch

Sep. 8, 2015 at 8:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Poultry company Perdue Farms will buy natural meat maker Niman Ranch, which is Chipotle Mexican Grill’s biggest pork supplier and a brand name on U.S. restaurant menus, the two companies said on Tuesday. Privately held Perdue expects to “soon” close a deal to buy Natural Food […]

By Tom Polansek