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December U.S. cattle placements slowed more than anticipated

Jan. 23, 2015 at 4:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in December 2014 fell versus last year, a government report showed on Friday, but more than was expected, said analysts. They said feedyards bought fewer calves for fattening, noting that expensive feed and pricey calves wore down margins. […]

Green group targets Super Bowl’s official hummus

Jan. 23, 2015 at 4:44 pm CST

By Staff

Deere to cut over 900 U.S. workers as ag economy weakens

Jan. 23, 2015 at 3:11 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

McDonald’s says rough ride to continue into 2015

Jan. 23, 2015 at 3:06 pm CST

By Lisa Baertlein Yashaswini Swamynathan

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures plunge before USDA report

Jan. 23, 2015 at 2:40 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on dollar pressure

Jan. 23, 2015 at 2:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Friday on support from bigger-than-expected U.S. export sales, traders said. “The exports are pretty important,” said Bill Gentry, broker at Risk Management Commodities in Lafayette, Indiana. “(They show) the corn has got some value at these and lower levels.” Soybeans dropped […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Markets weaken under pressure from firming U.S. dollar

Jan. 22, 2015 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slipped on Thursday as the rising U.S. dollar made farm products less competitive on the global market. The U.S. is having a hard time competing for grain export business, with Ukraine and South America undercutting U.S. corn prices, said Tomm Pfitzenmaier, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cash price plunge sends CME hogs to another two-year low

Jan. 22, 2015 at 4:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs drifted to a two-year low for a third straight session on Thursday, pressured by the steep drop in cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. February closed 0.75 cent per pound lower at 71.6 cents, and April fell 1.35 cents, to […]

By Theopolis Waters

Idaho confirms avian flu cases as Washington imposes new quarantine

Jan. 21, 2015 at 5:57 pm CST

Salmon, Idaho | Reuters –– Idaho officials said avian flu was confirmed in backyard chickens in the southwest of the state on Wednesday as Washington state quarantined poultry and eggs in areas where the virus was detected in chickens, geese and ducks. The highly pathogenic H5N2 strain of avian flu […]

By Laura Zuckerman

Seasonal pressures to weigh on CBOT soybeans, corn

Jan. 21, 2015 at 5:22 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) moved lower during the week ended Wednesday and could be due for more losses, given the seasonal trends and looming South American crops. “As long as South America has no real weather problems… it will be hanging over […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin