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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end up on beef demand

Jun. 3, 2014 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Tuesday as strong beef demand and expectations of higher prices in the cash market lent support, traders said. “When you have futures trading at a discount to the cash market, that usually creates a bullish situation,” Lane Broadbent, […]

Source of U.S. PEDv outbreak may never be learned: CVO

Jun. 3, 2014 at 12:22 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

Korea likely to lift ban on Zilmax-fed beef in mid-July

Jun. 2, 2014 at 4:26 pm CDT

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mostly higher on spreads

Jun. 2, 2014 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Cuba experiments with wholesale market for farmers

Jun. 2, 2014 at 2:37 am CDT

By Marc Frank

Japan seen still far apart from U.S. on farm exports

May. 30, 2014 at 6:05 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Japan still have a way to go in resolving access for U.S. farm exports to the Japanese market as part of Pacific trade talks, a senior Japanese official said Friday. “There was some progress but we are still far apart,” Japan’s deputy chief […]

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle futures

May. 30, 2014 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower Friday, pressured by profit-taking following futures’ sharp rally on Thursday, traders said. “Investors are looking at the fact that futures overdid it to the upside yesterday,” said Oak Investment Group president Joe Ocrant, who also cited weaker cutout values. […]

By Theopolis Waters

Russia suspends U.S. pig imports over virus fears

May. 29, 2014 at 5:00 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russia said on Thursday it was suspending pig imports from the United States due to concern about outbreaks of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv). The suspension takes effect on Friday, Russian state agricultural oversight agency Rosselkhoznadnor said in a statement. “This disease is spreading over […]

Mosaic CEO to take leave for cancer surgery

May. 29, 2014 at 4:51 pm CDT

U.S. fertilizer firm and Saskatchewan potash miner Mosaic Co. has named an interim CEO while its Canadian-raised chief executive takes medical leave for cancer surgery. Jim Prokopanko announced Thursday he’ll take a six- to eight-week medical leave of absence effective June 1, after which Larry Stranghoener, the company’s chief financial […]

By Staff

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb as funds buy

May. 29, 2014 at 4:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday, with support from fund buying after contracts broke through moving-average resistance levels, traders said. Short covering contributed to CME live cattle advances, they said. Futures drew more support from their discounts to this week’s prices for market-ready […]

By Theopolis Waters