Insights and Stories on Inflation

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle bounce back on bargain buying

Jun. 14, 2022 at 7:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Tuesday in a rebound from recent losses, brokers said. However, concerns about the risk of beef demand falling due to U.S. inflation continued to hang over the market, analysts said. They warn rising prices may increasingly push […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week low as financial markets drop

Jun. 14, 2022 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Hog sector to focus on margins in face of outside volatility

Jun. 13, 2022 at 8:18 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dairy farmers seek mid-year increase on farmgate milk prices

Jun. 10, 2022 at 7:41 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar

May. 14, 2022 at 10:51 pm CDT

By Mayank Bhardwaj Nigam Prusty rajendra-jadhav

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs slip on demand concerns

May. 6, 2022 at 5:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group live cattle and hog futures slumped on Friday, as investors worried about the prospect of food inflation weighing heavy on U.S. consumer meat demand as the summer grilling season gets underway, analysts said. Benchmark June lean hogs settled the day down 2.975 cents, to […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Worsening global food security needs Ukraine, Russia production, UN chief says

May. 4, 2022 at 8:07 pm CDT

Abuja | Reuters — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday the problem of global food security could not be solved without restoring Ukrainian agricultural production and Russian food and fertilizer output to the world market. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February has added to volatility in financial markets, sending commodity […]

By Felix Onuah

U.S. EPA allows temporary summer sales of higher-ethanol fuel

Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:51 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver for a higher-ethanol gasoline blend on Friday, allowing summertime sales of the fuel in an attempt to help lower gasoline prices at the pump. The move represents a temporary win for the biofuels industry and corn […]

By Stephanie Kelly

Gasoline, diesel prices set to continue rising

Feb. 16, 2022 at 8:18 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The steady rise in crude oil prices is based on three factors, according to Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Service at Lakewood, N.J. One of those factors is the amount of crude oil produced by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Vaccine mandate to lead to inflation, empty shelves, trucking executives say

Jan. 20, 2022 at 5:41 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian consumers should soon see higher prices and some empty shelves in supermarkets and other retail outlets because of disruptions stemming from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers, top trucking executives warned this week. The mandate, imposed by Ottawa to help curb the spread of […]

By Steve Scherer

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