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U.S. livestock: Expanded limits break CME feeder cattle losing streak

Dec. 18, 2014 at 7:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle surged Thursday on short covering in volatile action after the exchange expanded futures trading limits, following three-cent-per-pound limit-down settlements five days in a row. CME took emergency steps on Wednesday to stem the plunge in feeder cattle contracts by increasing its […]

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat extends rally, corn hits highest since July

Dec. 18, 2014 at 3:41 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Russia adds rail loading to informal curbs on grain exports

Dec. 18, 2014 at 3:36 pm CST

By Reuters

CME Group imposes rare halt on wheat futures trading

Dec. 18, 2014 at 3:31 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly: Chinese demand weighs on corn, soy

Dec. 17, 2014 at 7:02 pm CST

By Dave Sims

USDA to issue long-term crop data early in bid to be more timely

Dec. 17, 2014 at 6:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue some of its 10-year supply-demand projections for major U.S. crops and livestock two months early on Thursday to provide more current information to global commodity traders, a USDA economist said on Wednesday. “The projections are more timely now than […]

By Christine Stebbins

Normalized relations with Cuba seen positive for U.S. agriculture

Dec. 17, 2014 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba is an “important opportunity” for U.S. agriculture that will make exports of U.S. farm goods cheaper, easier and less time consuming for shippers, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday. President Barack Obama announced on […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle extend limit-down string to fifth day

Dec. 17, 2014 at 5:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures settled down their three cents per pound daily price limit for a fifth straight day on Wednesday, led by the recent plunge in cash feeder cattle prices, traders said. January and March closed at 216.6 cents and 212.25 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-month high on Russia worries

Dec. 17, 2014 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures surged four per cent on Wednesday, rising for a fifth straight session on worries that Russia, a key global supplier, might restrict exports to cool domestic prices, traders said. Strong U.S. ethanol production bolstered corn, while soybeans firmed on technical […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Russia curbs grain exports to cool domestic prices

Dec. 17, 2014 at 5:10 pm CST

Moscow | Reuters — Russia, one of the world’s main wheat exporters, is taking steps to restrict grain exports in an attempt to cool domestic prices, as it tackles a financial crisis linked to plunging oil prices and Western sanctions. In a meeting with grain exporters on Wednesday, Deputy Prime […]

By Polina Devitt Sarah McFarlane