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Fertilizer maker Mosaic cuts phosphate output

Sep. 30, 2014 at 6:10 pm CDT

Reuters –– Mosaic Co., the world’s largest maker of finished phosphate products, said Tuesday it will reduce phosphate output, and it dampened sales expectations. The U.S. fertilizer producer said the curtailment, due to the high costs of raw materials sulfur and ammonia, is not expected to result in worker layoffs. […]

EU farmers to get more aid to deal with Russian food ban

Sep. 30, 2014 at 6:07 pm CDT

ADM expands U.S. Pacific Northwest venture with Marubeni

Sep. 30, 2014 at 6:04 pm CDT

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Sep. 30, 2014 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy falls on big supply, set for worst quarter in six years

Sep. 30, 2014 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher, pare early losses

Sep. 29, 2014 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished sharply higher on Monday, erasing early-session losses as they gained on short-covering and fund buying before the end of the quarter on Tuesday, traders and analysts said. October live cattle closed up 2.5 cents per pound at 160.95 cents, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rebound from multi-year lows

Sep. 29, 2014 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans edged higher on Monday, rebounding from multi-year lows reached earlier in the session as investors covered short positions ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Department due on Tuesday. Wheat futures also were higher at the Chicago Board of Trade after the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Late harvest, poor grain prices may limit fall fertilizer demand

Sep. 29, 2014 at 1:38 am CDT

CNS Canada — Poor grain prices and a late harvest may limit demand for fertilizer across North America this spring, according to an industry analyst. However, whether farmers will actually purchase less fertilizer remains to be seen, as record-large U.S. crops have also depleted nutrient levels, increasing the need for […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. says unapproved genetically modified wheat found in Montana

Sep. 26, 2014 at 5:50 pm CDT

Reuters — Monsanto’s experimental genetically engineered wheat, never approved for sale, has been found growing in a second U.S. state, and regulators said Friday they could not explain how the plants escaped field trials that ended almost a decade ago. About a year after discovery of the company’s unapproved wheat […]

By Carey Gillam

U.S. grains: Corn at five-year low, soy four-year low on accelerating harvest

Sep. 26, 2014 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slumped to a five-year low Friday while soybeans notched a fresh four-year low amid ideal weather conditions for record harvests in the U.S. Midwestern crop belt, while new highs in the dollar made the supplies less competitive in global markets. Wheat futures were […]

By Michael Hirtzer