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Meat packer JBS to buy Brazil poultry producer

Nov. 5, 2012 at 5:20 pm CST

Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest beef producer, said on Monday it signed a deal to buy local poultry processor Agroveneto for 128 million reais ($63 million) just months after its first move into the Brazilian poultry sector. JBS said in a statement that it would acquire Agroveneto, which specializes in […]

CBOT wheat, corn, and soy end lower

Nov. 2, 2012 at 4:36 pm CDT

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Lot of work left on Canada-EU trade deal, both sides say

Nov. 2, 2012 at 11:26 am CDT

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Corn hits one-week high on export prospects, technicals

Oct. 31, 2012 at 5:30 pm CDT

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U.S. spring wheat protein premiums rebound

Oct. 30, 2012 at 4:24 pm CDT

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CBOT corn, and soy end higher; wheat ends lower

Oct. 30, 2012 at 3:18 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures dipped on Tuesday,pressured by poor export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat contract ended 1/2 cent lower at $8.57-1/2 a bushel. CBOT wheat has fallen for four days in a row but prices for the December […]

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Grains – soybeans fall on Brazil weather; U.S.. hurricane eyed

Oct. 29, 2012 at 3:18 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures fell two per cent on Monday and appear headed for their biggest daily slide in almost a month due to long liquidation prompted by crop-friendly weather forecasts for top producer Brazil and by concerns of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the U.S. financial sector. The sell-off in soybeans […]

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CBOT wheat, corn end lower, soy higher

Oct. 26, 2012 at 3:55 pm CDT

(Oct. 26) U.S. wheat futures fell Friday on end-of-week positioning and weak export demand, traders said. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat contract fell nearly 1 per cent, dropping through key technical support at its 30-day moving average. For the week, CBOT December wheat fell […]

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Markets end three-day fall after jobs data

Aug. 3, 2012 at 5:00 pm CDT

U.S. grain and soybean futures ended a three-day slide on Friday as better-than expected U.S. jobs data helped markets recover their appetite for risk. Agricultural markets felt spillover support from strong gains in crude oil and equities, with a weak dollar helping to feed the bull market sentiment. The dollar […]

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Mexico raids U.S. corn market, buys 1.516 million tonnes U.S. corn

Aug. 3, 2012 at 4:22 pm CDT

Mexico raided the U.S. corn market by making the biggest one-day purchase in over two decades this week, the first clear sign of global anxiety over the decimated U.S. crop. Mexico, the No 2 importer of U.S. corn after Japan, bought 1.516 million tonnes, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on […]

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