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World food markets set for stable year: FAO

Jun. 2, 2016 at 7:00 pm CDT

Rome | Reuters — Global food commodity markets are likely to remain stable in the coming year, the United Nations’ food agency said on Thursday, even as prices rose for the fourth straight month. Solid output prospects and abundant stocks should keep prices and supplies stable, while lower prices than […]

U.S. grains: Soy rallies on export hopes

Jun. 2, 2016 at 3:20 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism lifts CME live cattle

Jun. 2, 2016 at 3:02 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Bayer secures loan facility to fund Monsanto bid

Jun. 2, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy try to hold ground amid bearish signals

Jun. 1, 2016 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed

Jun. 1, 2016 at 7:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished mixed on Wednesday after the morning’s higher wholesale beef prices prompted traders to buy the June contract and simultaneously sell August, traders said. June live cattle closed up 0.325 cent/lb. to 121.425 cents, and August ended 0.6 cent lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans surge on export prospects

Jun. 1, 2016 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Wednesday, peaking late in the session as export hopes for U.S. supplies brightened amid heightened concerns about South American crops, traders said. The most actively traded Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures contract hit its highest since July 2014 […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on weather forecast

May. 31, 2016 at 6:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank 3.2 per cent on Tuesday, on track for their biggest daily decline in four weeks as forecasts called for improving harvest conditions for the winter crop good weather for spring wheat development. “Drier weather begins to develop in the southern Plains starting […]

By Mark Weinraub

Russia not planning expanded ban on Western foods

May. 28, 2016 at 2:04 am CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russia does not plan to expand the list of banned Western food products, Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev told reporters. Earlier on Friday, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered his ministers to draft proposals to extend Moscow’s food import ban until the end of 2017. The Agriculture […]

By Reuters

U.S. watchdog to review cattle pricing, high-speed trading

May. 27, 2016 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A U.S. watchdog agency will launch a review of cattle pricing, including the impact of high-frequency trading on futures, after ranchers complained about a sharp price drop last year. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has accepted a request from the Senate judiciary committee to study […]

By Tom Polansek