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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on US crop expectations, demand concerns

Aug. 7, 2024 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned lower on Wednesday as markets came under pressure from expectations of a U.S. bumper crop, moderate weather in the Midwestern corn belt and sluggish oilseed demand, traders said.

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed, feeder cattle lower; lean hogs ease

Aug. 7, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

ICE Weekly: Canola could go lower despite correction

Aug. 7, 2024 at 3:40 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Bearish Chicago grains/oilseeds in need of a new story

Aug. 7, 2024 at 3:33 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Egypt bets big with historic 3.8 million metric ton wheat tender

Aug. 7, 2024 at 1:44 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grocer Kroger wins dismissal of ‘farm fresh’ egg lawsuit

Aug. 7, 2024 at 11:28 am CDT

Kroger, one of the largest U.S. grocers, won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it misled consumers by using the familiar "farm fresh" label to describe eggs that came from caged hens in industrial settings.

By jonathan-stempel Reuters

Trump’s trade threats a global concern

Aug. 7, 2024 at 10:52 am CDT

Importers and exporters around the world are uneasily analyzing what a 10 per cent tariff, or other border measures likely in a second Donald Trump U.S. presidential term, could mean for trade.

By Ed White

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn fall; wheat up on big tender from Egypt

Aug. 6, 2024 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans and corn slumped on low demand and a stronger dollar on Tuesday as financial markets recovered from an epic sell-off on Monday. Wheat futures rose after a massive tender from Egypt for 3.8 million metric tons to cover imports between October 2024 and April 2025—its largest ever according to traders.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle stabilize after sell-off

Aug. 6, 2024 at 4:08 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures stabilized on Tuesday after sliding during the previous session on fears that the U.S. may be headed for a recession.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

China shuts cattle farm after anthrax outbreak, five human infections

Aug. 6, 2024 at 9:39 am CDT

China's eastern Shandong province reported five people were infected with anthrax and a beef cattle farm was shut after an outbreak was discovered in the agricultural province.

By Reuters