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U.S. livestock: Hog futures stumble as supplies grow

Oct. 18, 2016 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday slumped for a third consecutive session, weakened by already ample supplies as Smithfield Foods’ East Coast plants return to full operations after being idled by Hurricane Matthew, traders said. Most-actively traded December lean hogs finished down 0.475 cent/lb., […]

Belgian ‘Non’ blocks EU approval of CETA

Oct. 18, 2016 at 1:41 pm CDT

By philip-blenkinsop

Belgian ‘Non’ clouds EU meeting to approve CETA

Oct. 17, 2016 at 7:47 pm CDT

By philip-blenkinsop

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on technical buying

Oct. 17, 2016 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb one per cent, led by veg oils

Oct. 17, 2016 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Canada’s Onex to buy U.S. grocery chain Save-A-Lot

Oct. 17, 2016 at 4:04 pm CDT

Reuters — Food retailer and wholesaler Supervalu Inc. said it will sell its Save-A-Lot business to Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. for US$1.37 billion rather than spinning off the discount grocery chain as previously planned, the companies said on Monday. Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu had been looking to separate […]

By Reuters

Smithfield sees pork operations back to normal Monday

Oct. 17, 2016 at 3:17 am CDT

Wilmington, N.C. | Reuters — Smithfield Foods expects to resume full production on Monday at its North Carolina meat operations, including the world’s largest pork plant, more than a week after Hurricane Matthew struck the U.S. Southeast and triggered widespread flooding in the state. Operations will get back to normal […]

By Jim Brumm

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb, led by soyoil

Oct. 14, 2016 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, led by a surge in soyoil tied to firm domestic cash values and rising global vegetable oil prices, traders said. Wheat and corn climbed about one per cent on fund-driven short-covering and renewed international demand for wheat. At the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle gain on short-covering after six-year lows

Oct. 14, 2016 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose more than one per cent on Friday, boosted by short-covering as traders took profits on bearish bets after prices fell to six-year lows in the previous session. Feeder cattle also recouped a portion of their losses but gains in […]

By Michael Hirtzer

ChemChina, Syngenta ready to offer EU remedies over merger

Oct. 14, 2016 at 4:49 pm CDT

Florence | Reuters — Chinese state-owned chemical company ChemChina and Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta are prepared to offer concessions to EU antitrust regulators to ease concerns over their US$43 billion deal, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The companies will meet European Commission officials on Monday […]

By Reuters