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Germany plans to toughen conditions for insecticide use

May. 2, 2018 at 2:14 pm CDT

Berlin | Reuters — Germany plans to make it more difficult for farmers to use crop insecticides in a bid to preserve biodiversity, an environment ministry document showed. “Insect biomass has fallen by more than 75 per cent in the last 27 years in Germany,” according to the paper seen […]

U.S. livestock: Supply growth worries extend CME live cattle losses

May. 1, 2018 at 7:41 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking upends CME live cattle

Apr. 30, 2018 at 6:41 pm CDT

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World wine output falls to 60-year low

Apr. 24, 2018 at 5:00 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on strong cash markets

Apr. 20, 2018 at 4:06 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop

Apr. 19, 2018 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Thursday on profit-taking and fund liquidation ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly Cattle on Feed report. Feeder cattle followed live cattle futures lower. Hog futures were mixed on bull spreading, with the front month contract rising in […]

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Supreme Court finds for provinces in ‘Free the beer’ case

Apr. 19, 2018 at 3:31 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s top court on Thursday ruled against a New Brunswick man who had argued he had the constitutional right to buy beer more cheaply in a neighbouring province, saying that the law does not impose absolute free trade across the country. Dubbed the “free the beer” […]

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise

Apr. 18, 2018 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Wednesday, supported by steady-to-higher early-week cash prices, traders said. Hogs drew support from higher cash and wholesale pork prices. Futures were further supported by lower week-over-week hog weights. It’s a “good sign that these weights are coming down,” […]

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on strong packer margins

Apr. 17, 2018 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday, bouncing back from Monday’s declines. Traders said good profit margins at packers supported the gains. April live cattle closed 0.9 cent/lb. higher at 118.05 cents (all figures US$). The contract hit its highest since March 21. June […]

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Germany moving ahead with plans to restrict glyphosate

Apr. 17, 2018 at 1:39 pm CDT

Berlin | Reuters — German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner on Tuesday said she was finalizing a draft regulation to end use of glyphosate herbicide in household gardens, parks and sports facilities, and to set “massive” limits for its use in agriculture. The chemical, made by Monsanto, is at the centre […]

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