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U.S. livestock: CME hogs fall on profit-taking; live cattle end mixed

Nov. 20, 2014 at 3:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower Thursday on profit-taking and fund selling that erased Wednesday’s gains, traders said. December closed down one cent per pound at 90.775 cents, and February 0.75 cent lower at 90.9 cents (all figures US$). Anticipation of weaker-trending cash and wholesale […]

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Nov. 20, 2014 at 1:44 am CST

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U.S. farmers set for huge government payouts despite bumper harvest

Nov. 19, 2014 at 6:10 pm CST

By Christine Stebbins Ros Krasny

CBOT soy, corn retreating with harvest pressure

Nov. 19, 2014 at 5:59 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end higher after early losses pared

Nov. 19, 2014 at 5:26 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit two-week lows on huge U.S. crops

Nov. 19, 2014 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans tumbled to two-week lows on Wednesday, extending steep declines from the previous session as record harvests neared completion and investors took profits after recent multimonth highs. Wheat fell to a one-week low at the Chicago Board of Trade on pressure from technical […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Britain confirms H5N8 in ducks on farm in north

Nov. 18, 2014 at 6:34 pm CST

London | Reuters — Bird flu on a duck farm in northern England is the highly contagious H5N8 strain, the same form of the virus already discovered in Germany and the Netherlands, Britain’s farm ministry confirmed on Tuesday. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said that the […]

By Costas Pitas

U.S. grains: Corn slides as record harvest nearly complete

Nov. 18, 2014 at 6:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Tuesday, with corn tumbling 1.5 per cent to cap off its biggest three-day slump in nearly two months as investors took profits and record-large corn and soybean harvests neared completion. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures slid for the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide with cash, wholesale pork prices

Nov. 18, 2014 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Tuesday, weighed by the drop in prices for slaughter-ready or cash hogs and pork at wholesale, traders said. December closed 1.45 cents per pound lower at 91.55 cents, and February down 1.5 cents at 91.125 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. wheat futures consolidate, but more strength possible

Nov. 18, 2014 at 6:02 pm CST

CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures have run into some resistance after posting solid gains recently, and could see some more consolidation in the short term. However, there are still a number of supportive factors at play in the wheat market, according to an analyst. “The rally has really slowed […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin