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Global markets: WHO research

Oct. 26, 2015 at 4:00 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. PROCESSED MEAT CAUSES CANCER, WHO SAYS — Eating processed meat can cause bowel cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. The WHO added processed meats, such as hot dogs and ham, to its group one […]

Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

Oct. 26, 2015 at 8:52 am CDT

By Gus Trompiz

China to resume imports from U.S. pork plants

Oct. 24, 2015 at 2:58 pm CDT

By Reuters

Sept. U.S. feedlot cattle placements near 20-year low

Oct. 24, 2015 at 4:17 am CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Monsanto clears USDA regulatory hurdle for new GM corn

Oct. 24, 2015 at 3:25 am CDT

By Karl Plume P.J. Huffstutter

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

Oct. 23, 2015 at 7:46 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are bracing for a damaging blow to consumer confidence. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) gathered health experts in France […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat mostly lower on technical selling

Oct. 23, 2015 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybean futures were mostly lower on Friday, in a technical selloff and as the U.S. dollar rose to its highest in two months against a basket of currencies. Prices trimmed losses while corn futures turned higher late in the session, lifted in part […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly weak before USDA report

Oct. 23, 2015 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed down slightly on Friday after investors tweaked positions in advance of Friday’s government’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT. Analysts expect the report to show fewer cattle entered feedlots last month than in September 2014. “We were […]

By Theopolis Waters

Pulses: Researchers develop new vitamin-rich bean

Oct. 23, 2015 at 6:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday morning, October 23. • The price of chickpeas in India could soon soften slightly. According to the Indian Pulses and Grain Association, a large shipment of pulses at Mumbai port could reduce pulses […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Feed: China expected to cut back on corn stockpiles

Oct. 23, 2015 at 6:08 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, Oct. 23. • Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were down one to two cents in early activity on Friday as strength in the U.S. dollar weighed on the commodity. […]

By MarketsFarm Team