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U.S. grains: Wheat falls from three-week high

Jan. 11, 2016 at 3:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped two per cent on Monday on technical selling and profit-taking after touching three-week highs last week, while traders eyed an eagerly awaited series of government reports on crops due on Tuesday. Corn and soybeans also fell, with declines in broader commodities markets […]

Saudi dairy firm buying California land for fodder

Jan. 11, 2016 at 12:45 am CST

By Reuters

China says must change corn supports to clear stockpile

Jan. 11, 2016 at 12:27 am CST

By Reuters

Brazil soy growers seek WTO complaint against U.S.

Jan. 8, 2016 at 7:04 pm CST

By Caroline Stauffer

U.S. wheat up with short-covering, but more downside possible

Jan. 8, 2016 at 6:38 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Argentine corn sowing booms on optimism over new government

Jan. 8, 2016 at 6:32 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — A late-season corn planting flurry in No. 4 world exporter Argentina could push output to the same level as the previous crop year, thanks to the policies of the new government, the director of the local maize industry chamber said Friday. Growers across the Pampas […]

By Hugh Bronstein Maximiliano Rizzi

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after choppy session

Jan. 8, 2016 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled lower following Friday’s volatile session, stirred by funds that sold February and bought deferred contracts in accordance with the Standard + Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (S+PGSCI), said traders. Friday was the first of five days of the S+PGSCI […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on short covering

Jan. 8, 2016 at 4:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures firmed on Friday on technical buying and short-covering as investors squared positions before a key government crop report due to be released on Tuesday. Stabilizing global equities markets following steep losses to start the year offered underlying support to grains. Wheat […]

By Karl Plume

Campbell Soup to label U.S. products for GMOs

Jan. 8, 2016 at 11:15 am CST

Reuters — Campbell Soup said it will label all its U.S. products for the presence of ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms, becoming the first major food company to respond to growing calls for more transparency about ingredients. The world’s largest soup maker also said it supports the enactment of […]

By Reuters

U.S. cracks down on intake of added sugar, saturated fat

Jan. 8, 2016 at 10:42 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — New U.S. dietary guidelines on Thursday urged Americans to cut their added sugar and saturated fat intake to less than 10 per cent of daily calories, but consumer advocates criticized the recommendations for not providing clear guidance on the need to reduce consumption of meat. The […]

By Julie Steenhuysen