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U.S. livestock: Bargain hunting pares CME live cattle losses

Jan. 19, 2016 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and bargain-hunting that helped contracts recover some of their lost ground over the past two sessions, traders said. February live cattle ended 1.75 cents/lb. higher at 129.3 cents, and April closed up 1.65 […]

Pamela Anderson causes stir in French parliament over foie gras

Jan. 19, 2016 at 3:23 pm CST

By Reuters

Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

Jan. 18, 2016 at 8:19 pm CST

By Staff

U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

Jan. 18, 2016 at 7:48 pm CST

By Julie Steenhuysen Tom Polansek

Egypt moves to clarify ergot rules on wheat imports

Jan. 15, 2016 at 6:05 pm CST

By Eric Knecht maha-el-dahan

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat up on short-covering ahead of long weekend

Jan. 15, 2016 at 5:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and wheat futures each jumped one per cent or more on Friday, shrugging off earlier losses as investors took profits on bearish short bets ahead of a three-day holiday weekend, traders and analysts said. Soybeans eased at the Chicago Board of Trade, pressured by […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Equities rout plunges CME live cattle limit down

Jan. 15, 2016 at 5:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled down by their three-cent/lb. daily price limit on Friday after U.S. stock futures plummeted amid global economic jitters, traders said. February live cattle and April closed at 127.55 cents and 128.5 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Live cattle’s trading […]

By Theopolis Waters

Barge accidents rise on flood-swollen Mississippi River

Jan. 15, 2016 at 4:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. Coast Guard temporarily halted shipping traffic on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday after a tow boat struck stationary barges in a fleeting area, marking at least the fifth barge accident this week on the flood-swollen river. High water has severely restricted […]

By Karl Plume

Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

Jan. 15, 2016 at 3:28 pm CST

Reuters — Mondelez International, the maker of Cadbury chocolates and Oreo cookies, said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens for its products sold in Canada and the U.S. by 2020. Formed in 2012 by Kraft Foods’ spinoff of its grocery business, including the Christie and Nabisco cookie […]

By Reuters

FAO seeks help for drought-ravaged Ethiopia

Jan. 15, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

Rome | Reuters — Ethiopia faces its worst drought in decades, leading the United Nations’ food agency to call on Friday for an emergency cash injection of US$50 million to help the country overcome the crisis. Crop production has fallen up to 90 per cent in some regions and failed […]

By Reuters