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U.S. finds first avian flu in poultry since June

Jan. 15, 2016 at 11:00 am CST

Chicago | Reuters –– An Indiana turkey flock has been infected with a deadly type of bird flu in the first new case of the disease in U.S. poultry since June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The flock in Dubois County, Indiana, was infected with a highly […]

EU to review use of last-resort antibiotic on farms

Jan. 14, 2016 at 8:25 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag despite supportive fundamentals

Jan. 14, 2016 at 8:12 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat prices fall on hefty supplies

Jan. 14, 2016 at 2:59 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. forecaster sees El Nino conditions weakening

Jan. 14, 2016 at 2:01 pm CST

By Reuters

India’s pulses under stress, need well-timed rain

Jan. 13, 2016 at 8:17 pm CST

CNS Canada –– India, the world’s largest producer of pulses, needs moisture before crops hit the reproductive cycle at the end of January, or existing losses will become amplified, a weather analyst says. The driest areas in India are important pulse-producing regions in northeastern Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, […]

By Jade Markus

Syngenta still looking at different tie-ups

Jan. 13, 2016 at 7:27 pm CST

Zug | Reuters — Syngenta is in talks about a possible merger and is weighing a number of options, the Swiss agrichemicals group’s chairman said Wednesday. Michel Demare said last month that the crop chemicals and seeds company was in talks with China’s state-owned ChemChina, U.S. seeds giant Monsanto and […]

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans see higher-value trading range

Jan. 13, 2016 at 5:30 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade are both rangebound, but beans are above the major moving averages, according to one analyst, as traders watch outside markets and weather for indications on where to move next. “I’m friendly, but I’m not looking for any […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. livestock: Beef price rebound pulls CME live cattle higher

Jan. 13, 2016 at 5:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts finished moderately higher on Wednesday, helped by short-covering following the day’s turnaround in wholesale beef values, traders said. February live cattle closed 0.5 cent/lb. higher at 132.1 cents, and April ended up 0.325 cent, to 133.025 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

EU food safety watchdog hits back in glyphosate safety row

Jan. 13, 2016 at 4:12 pm CST

Brussels | Reuters –– The head of Europe’s food safety watchdog has written to a group of nearly 100 senior scientists strongly rejecting their criticisms in a row about the safety of glyphosate. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises European Union policymakers, issued an opinion in November that […]

By barbara-lewis