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U.S. grains: Markets hit four-year lows as USDA lifts record crop forecasts

Sep. 11, 2014 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures tumbled to four-year lows on Thursday as the U.S. government raised its forecasts for record-large harvests above analysts’ estimates. Projections for the biggest global grain crop ever added pressure to prices, knocking nearby wheat futures below $5 a bushel for the […]

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CBOT corn, soybeans brace for USDA report

Sep. 10, 2014 at 6:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell lower during the week ended Wednesday, as expectations of a record-large harvest in the U.S. pushed values below the US$10 per bushel level. “I think going through US$10 futures in the November contract was very psychologically damaging,” said […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed after choppy session

Sep. 10, 2014 at 6:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled mixed on Wednesday, supported by October future’s discount to last week’s cash prices but pressured by profit-taking, traders said. October closed at 159.7 cents per pound, up 0.025 cent, and December down 0.175 cent to 162.1 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat set new contract lows before USDA reports

Sep. 10, 2014 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — New-crop U.S. soybean futures hit a new contract low on Wednesday and corn matched its contract low ahead of the release of U.S. crop reports that are expected to show a rise in the government’s harvest projections. Wheat also notched a contract low, weighed down by […]

By Tom Polansek

Russian farming giant counts on boost from sanctions

Sep. 9, 2014 at 7:20 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russian farming conglomerate Rusagro Group hopes the state will help it boost pork output to replace Western imports banned in tit-for-tat moves over Ukraine, but is still waiting for funds from a previous subsidy program. Its situation highlights the broad scramble for state funding in Russia […]

By Olga Sichkar

U.S. livestock: Strong pork prices boost hogs more than two per cent

Sep. 9, 2014 at 6:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed up over two per cent on Tuesday, lifted by the bounce in wholesale pork values and cash price optimism, traders said. October closed 2.7 cents per pound higher at 105.775 cents, and December up 2.2 cents at 98.25 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters