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U.S. livestock: Cheaper corn pushes CME feeder cattle to record high

May. 9, 2014 at 6:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Friday hit a record high, boosted as corn prices fell after the government’s bearish crop report, traders said. U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for rising global supplies. Cheaper […]

U.S., world soybean supplies on the rise, USDA reports

May. 9, 2014 at 3:11 pm CDT

By Ros Krasny

CNH Industrial sees profit rising to $3.4B in 2018

May. 9, 2014 at 8:18 am CDT

World food prices drop in April due to falling dairy

May. 9, 2014 at 8:13 am CDT

Vermont becomes first U.S. state to mandate GMO labeling

May. 9, 2014 at 8:10 am CDT

By Carey Gillam

Guenther: Trade’s eyes on U.S. winter wheat in crop report

May. 8, 2014 at 5:07 pm CDT

Drought in the southwestern U.S. Plains is expected to focus traders on hard red winter wheat numbers in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s next crop production report due out Friday. “The trade currently looks for about 780 million bushels, which is above the 2013 level but well below a 10-year average […]

By Lisa Guenther

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end mixed as funds roll into new months

May. 8, 2014 at 4:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed mixed on Thursday as funds sold, or rolled, the June contract and bought deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in CME’s hogs and live cattle markets shifted June long positions further back in a procedure known as the “roll” by […]

By Theopolis Waters

EU toughens rules on imports in response to PEDv

May. 6, 2014 at 5:29 pm CDT

Brussels/Paris | Reuters — European Union officials on Tuesday agreed on new rules for the treatment of imported pigs’ blood for use in animal feed, but decided against changing the rules on importing live pigs even though a deadly virus has caused major losses to the U.S. pig industry. In […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit all-time high as calf prices firm

May. 6, 2014 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Tuesday hit an all-time high, supported by firm prices for young calves, or feeder cattle, traders said. Feedlots are paying more for calves after years of drought in parts of the U.S. shrank the herd to a 63-year low. […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag on profit-taking

May. 5, 2014 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking that erased Friday’s gains pegged to steady-to-better market-ready or cash cattle prices, traders said. Monday was a day to evaluate this week’s cash cattle sales and subsequent wholesale beef prices, said Archer Financial Services […]

By Theopolis Waters