Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat up on prospects for Egyptian sales, softer dollar

Feb. 5, 2015 at 6:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed nearly three per cent on Thursday, buoyed by a softer dollar and hopes for U.S. sales of the grain to top buyer Egypt, traders said. Soybeans rose, led by strength in soyoil and Malaysian palm oil, while corn ended […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Strength in corn, beans to be short-lived

Feb. 4, 2015 at 8:16 pm CST

By Terryn Shiells

Scoular reported hit by $17M fraud

Feb. 4, 2015 at 7:17 pm CST

By Reuters

Australian trade minister sees TPP deal just weeks away

Feb. 4, 2015 at 7:11 pm CST

By Reuters

CME Group to close most open-outcry futures trading pits

Feb. 4, 2015 at 7:00 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Supply worries drop lean hogs to five-year low

Feb. 4, 2015 at 6:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hogs fell to their lowest level in five years Wednesday as abundant supplies of heavyweight hogs pressured cash prices and hurt wholesale pork demand, traders said. “We’re simply supply-bearish,” said U.S. Commodities analyst Don Roose. Market-ready (cash) hogs in the Midwest […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip as dollar firms, crude oil falls

Feb. 4, 2015 at 2:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, retreating from a three-week high notched Tuesday as the dollar rose, traders said. Outlooks for the driest areas of Brazil’s crop region calling for rain this week and the falling crude oil market also hurt soy prices. […]

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. burger demand a boon to New Zealand dairy farmers

Feb. 3, 2015 at 7:11 pm CST

Wellington| Reuters –– Supersized U.S. demand for burgers is a godsend for New Zealand farmers struggling with weak dairy prices but now earning good money for cows sent to slaughter for beef. Years of low cattle supplies have kept U.S. beef import prices near a record high of around $3 […]

By Naomi Tajitsu

U.S. grains: Corn gets biggest boost of new year as dollar slips

Feb. 3, 2015 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures climbed four per cent on Tuesday amid a broad-based rally in commodities led by crude oil as the dollar slipped to a near-two-week low on weaker domestic economic data, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade grain markets were overdue for a […]

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound with beef prices

Feb. 3, 2015 at 5:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher after Tuesday’s choppy session, supported by the wholesale beef price upswing that trumped initial selling, traders said. February closed 0.55 cent per pound higher at 153.75 cents, and April up 0.975 cent, to 150.575 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters