Insights and Stories on Markets

Syngenta shares jump on report of Monsanto takeover talks

Jun. 25, 2014 at 5:00 am CDT

Zurich | Reuters –– Syngenta’s shares jumped Tuesday after a media report that the Swiss crop chemical maker had been in talks about a US$40 billion takeover by U.S. rival Monsanto to create the world’s largest agrochemical company. Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, and Syngenta had held preliminary talks […]

U.S. livestock: Strong cash, pork prices push CME hogs to new high

Jun. 25, 2014 at 4:38 am CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits four-month low as harvest advances

Jun. 25, 2014 at 4:33 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

Japan farm reform lacks detail, shake-up looks unlikely

Jun. 24, 2014 at 6:21 am CDT

BNSF, CP ordered to report U.S. grain shipping plans

Jun. 24, 2014 at 6:02 am CDT

CWB makes bid for independent SW Sask. grain handler

Jun. 24, 2014 at 5:56 am CDT

Shareholders in southwestern Saskatchewan’s Great Sandhills Terminal are expected to meet this summer to consider a $17.4 million offer from the grain firm formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board. CWB on Monday announced an all-cash $581.98 per share offer for all shares in the independent firm, which operates an […]

By Staff

U.S. grains: Corn drops as rains boost crop prospects

Jun. 23, 2014 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday, retreating from a two-week high hit early in the day, as expectations for a massive harvest in the U.S. overshadowed concerns that some areas had received too much rain. Wheat futures slumped after top importer Egypt snubbed the U.S. in […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Tight supply outlook drives CME live cattle higher

Jun. 23, 2014 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday after Friday’s government report confirmed tight supplies ahead, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle-on-feed report showed a seven per cent drop in the number of animals placed in U.S. feedlots in May. “We suspect […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle firm despite snug feeding margins

Jun. 22, 2014 at 5:28 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $3-$6 per hundredweight (cwt) higher last week as buyers continue to scramble for limited supplies. Recent rains have enhanced pasture conditions across the Prairies and there will be little incentive to market cattle over the next month. Many cattle buyers are taking a couple […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop; corn firms on technical buying

Jun. 20, 2014 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday, capping their fourth straight losing week on profit taking and concerns about slowing demand from China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed, traders said. Wheat also fell, weighed down by technical selling and seasonal harvest pressure, while corn rose to […]

By Mark Weinraub