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Hog prices fall on USDA report of unexpectedly large hog herd

Dec. 28, 2016 at 1:17 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – A pre-Christmas USDA quarterly report showing showing an unexpectedly large hog herd caused Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell more than two per cent Dec. 23. USDA said Dec. 23 the hog and pig herd as of Dec. 1 was 71.5 million head, or 104 per cent […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble after USDA shows biggest U.S. herd since 1943

Dec. 23, 2016 at 2:01 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains slip to big weekly losses

Dec. 23, 2016 at 1:39 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit new one-month low as rains head for Argentina

Dec. 22, 2016 at 4:41 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle again hits 4-month high on cash prices

Dec. 22, 2016 at 3:51 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn set to start New Year off weaker

Dec. 21, 2016 at 6:49 pm CST

CNS Canada — Fundamental features are likely to pressure technical soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade, one U.S. analyst says, keeping a lid on prices into the New Year. Soybeans — “I’m outright bearish on the beans,” said Preston Zacharias, market analyst at CHS Hedging. The […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle score four-month high

Dec. 21, 2016 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday hit their highest level in four months, partly driven by short-covering and cash price optimism for this week, said traders. December live cattle closed up 1.175 cents/lb. to 113.275 cents (all figures US$). Most actively-traded February ended up […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise from one-month low

Dec. 21, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday as the market rebounded from its lowest level in nearly a month amid lingering concerns about risks from unfavourable crop weather in South America. Corn and wheat futures hit their lowest levels in more than two weeks under pressure from […]

By Tom Polansek

Syngenta, DuPont patent new herbicide chemistry class

Dec. 20, 2016 at 8:18 pm CST

The crop chemical arms of DuPont and Syngenta are working together on a new class of herbicide chemistry they’ve jointly patented and taken to the “pre-development” stage. DuPont Crop Protection and Syngenta announced Monday they’ve published a joint patent, titled “Substituted cyclic amides and their use as herbicides,” and expect […]

By Staff

U.S. grains: Soybeans stumble on South America’s crop prospects

Dec. 20, 2016 at 4:30 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled to a nearly one-month low on Tuesday, as rain in Argentina’s dry crop belts kept South America on track for a bumper harvest. Chicago corn and wheat also ticked lower, under pressure from a stronger U.S. dollar and technical selling. The most active soybean […]

By Rod Nickel