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U.S. grains: Soybeans firm after bouncing back from latest four-year low

Aug. 14, 2024 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans rose on Wednesday, bouncing back on technical trading after hitting another four-year low, according to analysts.

U.S. livestock: Cattle firms on technical buying as Labor Day nears

Aug. 14, 2024 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Conditions for U.S. soybeans, corn ‘just ideal’

Aug. 14, 2024 at 3:40 pm CDT

By Glenn Cheater

ICE canola weekly: Dropping with soy complex

Aug. 14, 2024 at 3:20 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

JBS posts profit as chicken and pigs make up for beef slump

Aug. 14, 2024 at 10:40 am CDT

By Reuters roberto-samora

U.S. grains: Soybeans set another four-year low following USDA report

Aug. 13, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Tuesday, setting another four-year low a day after U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforced the prospect of a bumper U.S. harvest.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on stronger beef demand, lower corn prices

Aug. 13, 2024 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures rose on Tuesday with beef demand increasing ahead of the approaching Labor Day holiday and as corn futures dipped following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress and condition report.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

US to expand bird-flu testing of beef in slaughterhouses

Aug. 13, 2024 at 11:57 am CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it will expand bird-flu testing of beef entering the food supply as part of its response to the ongoing outbreak among dairy cattle, adding that U.S. beef and dairy products remain safe to consume.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

New Zealand to loosen gene editing regulation, make commercialization easier

Aug. 13, 2024 at 9:51 am CDT

The New Zealand government said on Tuesday that it would introduce new legislation to make it easier for companies and researchers to develop and commercialize products using gene technologies such as gene editing.

By Lucy Craymer Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to four-year low on record U.S. crop estimate

Aug. 12, 2024 at 4:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans took a nosedive on Monday to their lowest level since September 2020 as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released data showing a record production forecast for the crop. Meanwhile, corn rose as the government agency saw smaller than expected acreage, and wheat fell on competition from […]

By Renee Hickman