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JBS misses estimates as financial expenses soar

Aug. 15, 2017 at 2:05 am CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, on Monday reported second-quarter income that missed estimates as a spike in net financial expenses and its struggling South American operations weighed on results. JBS reported quarterly net income of 309.8 million reais (C$123.6 million), below a consensus estimate […]

U.S. grains: Soy, spring wheat extend losses on technicals, weather

Aug. 14, 2017 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat on softer cash price outlook

Aug. 14, 2017 at 3:32 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls; corn, soy firm

Aug. 11, 2017 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying pares some live cattle losses

Aug. 11, 2017 at 6:47 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

EU summit sought over major egg contamination scare

Aug. 11, 2017 at 10:17 am CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Commissioner in charge of food safety has called for a meeting of ministers and national regulatory agencies to discuss a widespread European contamination scare, which has seen shops remove millions of eggs from sale. Tensions have risen between agricultural ministers in Belgium, the Netherlands […]

By Robert-Jan Bartunek

DuPont to buy up farm software firm Granular

Aug. 11, 2017 at 10:03 am CDT

A San Francisco company providing farm management software to growers in four provinces and about three dozen states is poised to join the digital arm of DuPont and Dow’s merged agribusiness. DuPont — which as of last week had all regulatory approvals and clearances lined up to complete its merger […]

By Staff

Philippines reports first avian flu outbreak

Aug. 11, 2017 at 9:07 am CDT

Manila | Reuters — The Philippines will cull 200,000 chickens, quails and ducks after confirming the country’s first outbreak of bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said on Friday. The avian flu outbreak was detected in a farm in San Luis municipality in Pampanga province, north of the capital Manila, […]

By Enrico Dela Cruz Manolo Serapio Jr.

U.S. livestock: Supply jitters extend CME live cattle futures losses

Aug. 10, 2017 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, dragged down by growing worries about hefty near-term supplies, traders said. “We’ve got more numbers (cattle) out here and more numbers coming, and that’s just a Damocles sword over this market,” said Top Third […]

By Theopolis Waters

China promotes livestock farming to digest corn stocks

Aug. 10, 2017 at 2:35 pm CDT

Beijing/China – China wants to turn its grain basket in the northeast into a national meat and dairy production base, said the agriculture ministry on Thursday, as part of a broader plan to create stronger demand for the region’s main crops. Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia account for around […]

By Dominique Patton