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Newly appointed Iraq grain board chief removed

Nov. 22, 2014 at 11:41 am CST

London | Reuters — Iraq’s newly appointed Grain Board chief has been removed from his post after less than a week, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday, in another sign of turmoil in the body responsible for state imports of vital commodities. Muthanna Jabbar, appointed […]

Steadier demand sought in China for Canadian canola

Nov. 21, 2014 at 6:00 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Asia’s mills eye Canada’s wheat as Australian supply slows

Nov. 21, 2014 at 5:41 pm CST

By Naveen Thukral

JBS to buy Australia’s Primo for $1.4B

Nov. 21, 2014 at 5:31 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy rallies on short-covering, China rate cut

Nov. 21, 2014 at 5:13 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

October U.S. cattle placements not as slow as expected

Nov. 21, 2014 at 4:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in October declined versus last year, a government report showed on Friday, but not by as much as expected, said analysts. While pricey calves discouraged feedlots from buying them, high-priced slaughter cattle and deteriorating summer pastures drew more […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise into USDA report

Nov. 21, 2014 at 3:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Friday on positioning before this week’s cash prices and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Most analysts expect Friday’s report to show cattle placements in October declined from last […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rebound from two-week lows on exports

Nov. 20, 2014 at 4:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures jumped as much as two per cent on Thursday, rebounding from two-week lows reached in the previous session, in a rally tied to technical buying and renewed export demand for the crops. Chicago Board of Trade corn rose for the first […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Argentina sees wheat harvest of 12 million tonnes

Nov. 20, 2014 at 4:22 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Argentine farmers will harvest 12 million tonnes of wheat in the 2014-15 crop year, the agriculture ministry said in its monthly report Thursday, issuing its first wheat crop estimate of the season. Argentina’s 2013-14 wheat harvest was 9.2 million tonnes, according to official data. “Losses […]

By Reuters

Battling graft, China to overhaul grains import quota system

Nov. 20, 2014 at 4:15 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to revamp the scheme it uses to allocate quotas for agricultural imports, as part of efforts to stamp out corruption and to rein in record state grain stockpiles, according to government and industry sources. The low-tariff quotas, which are sanctioned under China’s membership of […]

By fayen-wong Niu Shuping