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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end higher, live cattle narrowly mixed

Jun. 6, 2014 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs ended higher on Friday, supported by fund buying, anticipation of high cash prices and tight hog supplies, traders said. Lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on the day as consumer demand for grilling season grows even as pork […]

Chicago wheat futures drop to fill chart gap

Jun. 6, 2014 at 3:23 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Some TPP partners said aiming for deal in coming months

Jun. 5, 2014 at 6:02 pm CDT

By Ana Isabel Martinez Krista Hughes Linda Sieg

U.S. livestock: CME feeder, live cattle end higher on tight supplies

Jun. 5, 2014 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

CBOT soybeans, corn becoming weather markets

Jun. 4, 2014 at 8:50 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

France tries to limit EU farm aid repayment bill

Jun. 4, 2014 at 8:29 pm CDT

Brussels/Paris | Reuters — France said Wednesday it would negotiate to limit a European Commission claim over unduly paid farm subsidies that could potentially lead to a 1.8 billion-euro bill for the French government. The Commission has already ordered France, the European Union’s largest agricultural producer and main beneficiary of […]

PEDv disrupts U.S. trade more than expected, USDA official says

Jun. 4, 2014 at 8:09 pm CDT

Des Moines | Reuters –– The impact of a deadly pig virus on U.S. trade is mounting, with 11 countries limiting imports of live hogs and one banning pork imports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s top veterinarian said Wednesday. El Salvador, Guatemala and South Africa have banned imports of live […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end lower on soft cash market, heavy weights

Jun. 4, 2014 at 8:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed lower on Wednesday pressured by soft prices in the cash hog market as heavy weight hogs also dragged on futures, traders said. The front-month June contract traded at a premium to the CME lean hog index of 110.34, which […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. dairy farmers threaten to oppose Trans-Pacific trade deal

Jun. 3, 2014 at 6:57 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. dairy farmers and milk processors on Wednesday threatened to oppose a Pacific trade deal if Japan and Canada do not agree to accept substantially more dairy imports. In a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative and Department of Agriculture, members of the National Milk Producers […]

U.S. senators set new bid to overhaul food aid sourcing rules

Jun. 3, 2014 at 6:51 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Two U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to end U.S. restrictions on international food aid programs, which they said would free up hundreds of millions of dollars per year and get aid to some nine million more hungry people around the world. U.S. Senators Bob Corker […]

By Patricia Zengerle