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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy move with trader positioning

Jun. 28, 2017 at 9:08 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are moving in trader-positioning with technical features and ahead of key data. Investors in CBOT corn and soybean markets are rolling out of positions in the July contract into more deferred months. “With that said, we’re seeing […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on bargain buying after selloff

Jun. 28, 2017 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Spring wheat futures top US$7 on weather worries

Jun. 28, 2017 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Canada, other countries raise meat inspection bar for Brazil

Jun. 28, 2017 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel Tom Polansek

Beef processor cuts deal with ABC in ‘pink slime’ defamation case

Jun. 28, 2017 at 1:11 pm CDT

By Timothy McLaughlin

U.S. grains: Spring wheat near three-year high on dry weather

Jun. 27, 2017 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures hit their highest level in nearly three years on Tuesday on forecasts for stressful weather in the northern Plains, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures also climbed after a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report said the condition of all three U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures erase Monday’s rally

Jun. 27, 2017 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday bowed to fund liquidation that wiped out Monday’s sharp gains, including the August contract’s settlement up its three-cent per pound daily price limit, traders said. They attributed further selling on lower wholesale beef values that could weigh on […]

By Theopolis Waters

Mexico gives conditional approval to Dow, DuPont merger

Jun. 27, 2017 at 1:32 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico’s antitrust watchdog said Tuesday it has given approval to DuPont and Dow Chemical to merge on the condition that they sell certain crop protection products and other assets. The asset sales required by Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) is similar to what U.S. […]

By Reuters

Syngenta eyes Bayer assets to bolster seed operations

Jun. 27, 2017 at 1:03 pm CDT

Basel | Reuters — Switzerland’s Syngenta, the crop protection company acquired by ChemChina, has vowed to bulk up its seeds business and join the chase for assets rival Bayer must sell to gain regulatory approval for its takeover of Monsanto. Syngenta, a distant third in the global seeds market behind […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat falls on profit-taking

Jun. 26, 2017 at 5:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat prices fell about two per cent on Monday, extending their slide to four sessions on profit-taking after a run-up to one-year highs last week, analysts said. Corn and soybeans rose in a light recovery bounce from multimonth lows set last week, […]

By Julie Ingwersen