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Last five years were hottest on record

Nov. 8, 2016 at 4:00 pm CST

Morocco/Reuters – The past five years were the hottest on record with mounting evidence that heat waves, floods and rising sea levels are stoked by man-made climate change, the United Nations weather agency said on Tuesday. Some freak weather events would have happened naturally but the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) […]

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying reverses CME live cattle futures skid

Nov. 8, 2016 at 3:44 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn climb on fund-driven buying

Nov. 8, 2016 at 3:35 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: U.S. soybeans extend gains on export demand, grains ease

Nov. 7, 2016 at 4:04 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures losses mount; hogs rally

Nov. 7, 2016 at 3:58 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Ignoring Trump, UN talks seek to turn climate pledges into action

Nov. 7, 2016 at 3:43 pm CST

Morocco/Reuters – Almost 200 nations began work on Monday to turn promises for fighting climate change into action at a UN conference that played down threats to a 2015 global agreement if Republican Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidency. At the start of two-week talks in Morocco, many delegates wore […]

By alister-doyle

Melting Glaciers are a clear sign of climat change and global warming.

Arctic sea ice retreat pinned to individuals’ emissions-study

Nov. 7, 2016 at 3:18 pm CST

Morocco/Reuters – Drive your car 4,000 km and its greenhouse gas emissions will melt three square metres (32 square feet) of ice on the Arctic Ocean, according to a new study that found a direct link between carbon dioxide and the shrinking ice. Examining long-term trends for ice floating on […]

By alister-doyle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures extends losses

Nov. 4, 2016 at 10:10 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday settled in negative territory for the third straight day after cash prices fell short of investors’ expectations, said traders. CME live cattle losses mounted after falling below technical support levels, which triggered sell stops and fund liquidation. Most actively-traded December […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat edge higher on fund buying ahead of USDA report

Nov. 4, 2016 at 10:00 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean, wheat and corn futures were slightly higher on Friday, boosted by light investment fund buying ahead of next week’s presidential election and U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand data, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell sharply for the week, despite […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hog futures stumble on profit-taking

Nov. 3, 2016 at 5:45 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Thursday, hit by profit-taking and early-session technical selling, traders said. Investors sold the October contract and simultaneously bought deferred months, in a trading strategy known as bear-spreading. Most actively traded December live cattle closed 1.300 cents per pound lower […]

By Theopolis Waters