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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures drop as funds roll positions

Jul. 8, 2014 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday settled lower as funds rolled their positions by selling the August contract and buying deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in CME’s live cattle and hog markets shifted August long positions further back in a procedure known as […]

Grain exporters to feel price pain as shipping rates to rise

Jul. 8, 2014 at 1:07 pm CDT

By Jonathan Saul

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end slightly lower

Jul. 7, 2014 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

Canada pans USDA’s planned shifts in cross-border inspection fees

Jul. 7, 2014 at 4:57 am CDT

By Staff

Japan sees TPP talks in Ottawa as key to final stage

Jul. 7, 2014 at 1:41 am CDT

Fungus damage to Peru’s coffee crop lifts premium

Jul. 4, 2014 at 1:55 pm CDT

Lima/New York | Reuters — The premium for coffee grown in Peru, one of the world’s top high-quality arabica growers, is nearing a three-year high after a tree-killing fungus ate into more of its crop than expected, delaying shipments, industry sources say. Peru’s harvest kicked off in April at low-altitude […]

By Marcy Nicholson Mitra Taj

U.S. livestock: Strong cash market supports CME live cattle

Jul. 3, 2014 at 2:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Thursday in light pre-holiday volume, gaining on follow-through buying a day after cash market prices touched highs, traders said. Cash cattle in the U.S. Plains traded mostly at $158 per hundredweight (cwt) on Wednesday, $3 higher than […]

By Meredith Davis

Chinese woman arrested in plot to steal U.S. corn technology

Jul. 2, 2014 at 6:14 pm CDT

Reuters — A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged with trying to steal patented U.S. seed technology as part of a plot to smuggle types of specialized corn from farm fields in the U.S. Midwest for use in China, authorities said Wednesday. The woman, Mo Yun, is married to […]

By Carey Gillam

CBOT corn feels effects of USDA report, PED virus

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:25 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were lower during the week ended Wednesday, as prices plunged with the release of a U.S. Department of Agriculture acreage report which showed planted acres exceeding previous projections. Values are also feeling pressure from continuing favourable weather, according to […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Record-high cash prices boost CME live cattle

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday settled up sharply, supported by slaughter-ready or cash prices that hit all-time highs, traders said. Cash cattle in Kansas and Texas moved at mostly $158 per hundredweight (cwt), topping last week’s record by $3, according to feedlot sources […]

By Theopolis Waters