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CME starts review of livestock electronic trading hours

Aug. 6, 2014 at 1:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has officially begun the review process of electronic trading hours in its cattle and hog contracts, it said Wednesday, to include scaling back hours to ease market volatility and keep the contracts attractive. Reducing activity on the exchange, the world’s biggest […]

Ukraine to block Canadian, U.S. hogs over PEDv

Aug. 6, 2014 at 1:07 pm CDT

Putin orders ag import bans in sanction retaliation

Aug. 6, 2014 at 12:17 pm CDT

Zoetis plans vaccine against PEDv

Aug. 5, 2014 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Rain hits Ukrainian wheat quality

Aug. 5, 2014 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Pavel Polityuk Polina Devitt

U.S. livestock: CME hogs fall on worries of supply increase ahead

Aug. 5, 2014 at 3:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures ended lower on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that unseasonably cool midsummer weather will persist into the fall and boost supply by putting weight on hogs quicker, traders and analysts said. Hog weights have declined modestly so far this summer, but […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. proposes allowing more pork imports from Mexican states

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:30 pm CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a change in regulations that would relax restrictions on pork imports from certain areas of Mexico, potentially allowing for increased U.S. imports at a time of a supply shortage. The proposal would permit pork to be imported from certain parts of […]

By Ros Krasny

Grain groups urge USDA to restore inspections at Washington port

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:26 pm CDT

A coalition of U.S. grain groups has urged the Department of Agriculture to immediately restore official grain inspection services at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, which is involved in a long-running labor dispute. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the 22 national, regional and state organizations said disruptions […]

By Reuters

Brazil cattle herd to grow two per cent this year

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:22 pm CDT

sao paulo Brazil, home of the world’s largest commercial cattle herd, will likely grow its stock by two per cent this year from 2013, reaching a record 198.7 million head, according to a report sponsored by analysts Informa Economics FNP. The increase is due to better management and more investment […]

Brazil farmers say GMO corn no longer resistant to pest

Jul. 28, 2014 at 4:53 pm CDT

Genetically modified corn seeds are no longer protecting Brazilian farmers from voracious tropical bugs, increasing costs as producers turn to pesticides, a farm group said on Monday. Producers want four major manufacturers of so-called BT corn seeds to reimburse them for the cost of spraying up to three coats of […]

By Caroline Stauffer