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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs surge amid summer grilling questions

Mar. 9, 2016 at 6:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures for animals set to be delivered in July and August surged to all-new contract highs on Wednesday, as investors bet on tighter supplies being available for the summer grilling season. Demand from pork packers was a bit hit and miss, […]

Cargill moves to cut antibiotic use in cattle by 20 per cent

Mar. 9, 2016 at 10:54 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Weather fears, short-covering lift prices

Mar. 8, 2016 at 7:36 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise as traders exit nearby positions

Mar. 8, 2016 at 7:22 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Egypt quarantine authority to ban ergot until new laws passed

Mar. 8, 2016 at 11:46 am CST

By Reuters

EU defers decision on glyphosate safety

Mar. 8, 2016 at 10:43 am CST

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union on Tuesday put off a decision on whether to extend approval for glyphosate, used in herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, after a dispute between EU and U.N. agencies over whether it causes cancer. Experts from all 28 member states attended a closed-door meeting on […]

By barbara-lewis

U.S. COOL rules formally off beef, pork

Mar. 7, 2016 at 7:28 pm CST

The U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has formally patched a long-sore spot in cross-border trade relations by pulling its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) regulations off beef and pork. The AMS, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), published its amendments Wednesday in the U.S. Federal Register. The changes, which […]

By Staff

EU may defer decision on glyphosate safety

Mar. 7, 2016 at 6:01 pm CST

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union will defer a decision on whether to extend approval for glyphosate, used in herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, following a dispute between EU and U.N. agencies over whether it causes cancer, EU sources said Monday. Experts from all 28 member states attended a closed-door […]

By barbara-lewis

Egypt to allow trace ergot in wheat

Mar. 7, 2016 at 5:58 pm CST

Cairo | Reuters –– Egypt will allow wheat imports with trace levels of the ergot fungus of up to 0.05 per cent, the agriculture ministry said Monday, a day after the head of its agriculture quarantine authority was changed. Former quarantine head Saad Moussa’s zero tolerance policy on ergot had […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Short-covering supports corn, soy, wheat

Mar. 7, 2016 at 5:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Monday, supported by a round of short-covering after regulatory data released on Friday afternoon showed that speculators had built the biggest net short on record in all three commodities. But prices […]

By Mark Weinraub