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Poland asks EU to complain to WTO over Russian embargo

Aug. 19, 2014 at 4:06 pm CDT

Warsaw | Reuters –– Poland has asked the European Commission to lodge a formal complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over a Russian ban on EU food products that has hit Poland particularly hard, the Polish economy ministry said Tuesday. The Commission has so far been cautious about taking […]

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Ukraine supply concerns

Aug. 19, 2014 at 3:52 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Ukraine to lose 15 per cent of grain crop in violence-hit regions

Aug. 19, 2014 at 3:25 pm CDT

Russia seeks ways to soften import bans’ impact

Aug. 18, 2014 at 5:46 pm CDT

EU fruit, veg growers get $180M to help with Russia ban

Aug. 18, 2014 at 5:43 pm CDT

By barbara-lewis

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle up third straight day

Aug. 18, 2014 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday finished higher for a third session in a row, supported by spillover short-covering from late last week, traders said. August live cattle ended one cent per pound higher at 151.6, and October was up 0.8 cent at 148.55 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat dips on easing Black Sea fears

Aug. 18, 2014 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slid on Monday, giving back some of the strong gains made in the previous two sessions as fears of potential supply disruptions from the Black Sea region eased. New-crop corn futures dropped as a private U.S. crop tour reported large yield potential, while […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. railcar crunch makes crop storage critical: CHS chief

Aug. 17, 2014 at 12:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. transportation network is inadequate to cope with bumper crops due to be harvested this season, creating a critical role for storage operations, the head of CHS Inc., a leading agricultural co-operative, said Friday. Farmers, who had already struggled with a tight supply of railcars […]

By Tom Polansek

Tyson looks for other pork export markets after China ban

Aug. 15, 2014 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Tyson Foods plans to find other export markets for its pork products after a recent delivery to China triggered an export ban of half its U.S. hog slaughterhouses, the company told Reuters Friday. The U.S. Agriculture Department announced earlier this week that China was barring future […]

By P.J. Huffstutter Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps; corn posts biggest weekly rise in months

Aug. 15, 2014 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures jumped on Friday on concerns that rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia will disrupt wheat shipments from the two key exporters, while corn posted its biggest weekly gain in five months. Worries about disruptions to Black Sea grain exports sparked a round of […]

By Tom Polansek