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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower as funds roll long positions

Mar. 7, 2016 at 5:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, after funds sold, or rolled, their April long positions and simultaneously bought deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in CME’s live cattle and hog markets shifted June long positions further back in a procedure known as […]

Egypt replaces head of agriculture quarantine authority

Mar. 7, 2016 at 5:15 pm CST

By Ehab Farouk

U.S. ag secretary calls for mandatory GMO label

Mar. 7, 2016 at 3:55 pm CST

By Staff

Monsanto threatens to exit India over GM royalty row

Mar. 6, 2016 at 1:55 am CST

By Mayank Bhardwaj

World food prices stable in February near seven-year low

Mar. 6, 2016 at 1:40 am CST

By Reuters

China’s canola meal supply may fall under tighter standards

Mar. 6, 2016 at 1:28 am CST

Beijing | Reuters — China may suffer a shortage of canola meal, a protein-rich feed ingredient, after Beijing plans to toughen the import standards for the oilseed from major exporters, industry analysts said. China will allow no more than one per cent of foreign material in canola shipments starting April […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snaps back in anticipation of cash prices

Mar. 4, 2016 at 4:55 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rose on Friday, paring recent losses as investors pulled futures closer in line with expectations for cash prices later on Friday, traders said. April closed 0.900 cent per lb higher at 136.350 cents, and June ended up 0.850 cent to 126.475. “We’re […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on short-covering, export demand

Mar. 4, 2016 at 4:45 pm CST

Winnipeg/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures jumped nearly 2 per cent on Friday as investors covered short positions due to strong export demand, registering their biggest weekly gain since mid-December. Chicago wheat edged higher, and registered a big weekly gain on concerns over dry weather in parts of the U.S. Plains. […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-session high, weather sparks short-covering

Mar. 3, 2016 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in six trading sessions on Thursday as expanding dryness in the southern Plains hard wheat belt triggered a round of short-covering, traders and analysts said. Traders were also concerned about a threat of flooding in the Mississippi River Delta […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cash price unease weakens CME live cattle

Mar. 3, 2016 at 3:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking as early-week cash price optimism waned, traders said. April closed 0.85 cent/lb. lower at 135.45 cents, and June ended down 0.3 cent, to 125.625 (all figures US$). Packers are dug in with market-ready, […]

By Theopolis Waters