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Russian farm lobby says crop reports artificially high

Sep. 16, 2015 at 10:08 am CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russian regional officials are pressuring farmers to report more grain crop than they actually harvest this year, the head of farmers’ lobby the Grain Union said on Tuesday. Arkady Zlochevsky said the difference between the actual harvest and the declared figures was not significant. However, his […]

Study alleges U.S. fast food still mostly raised on antibiotics

Sep. 16, 2015 at 4:41 am CDT

By Lisa Baertlein

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit three-week high as crop condition declines

Sep. 15, 2015 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs climb as cash prices firm

Sep. 15, 2015 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Australia lifts beef export forecast as El Nino bites

Sep. 14, 2015 at 7:46 pm CDT

By Colin Packham

U.S. grains: Corn extends run to one-month top on USDA yield cut

Sep. 14, 2015 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn surged to a one-month high while wheat and soybean futures also rose sharply on Monday as investors bet the U.S. Department of Agriculture will reduce crop production forecasts in reports due in the coming weeks. Traders also exited short positions in nearby Chicago Board […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Short-covering pares early CME live cattle losses

Sep. 14, 2015 at 4:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Monday after short-covering trumped follow-through selling that initially pressed futures to a 15-month low, traders said. Spot-October closed up 0.875 cent/lb. at 141.475 cents, and December was 0.8 cent higher at 143.175 cents (all figures US$). October was […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Drops in cash, beef prices topple CME live cattle futures

Sep. 11, 2015 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures at one point on Friday matched their 15-month low, responding to slumping prices for wholesale beef and market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. Spot-October closed down 2.350 cents per lb to 140.600 cents, and December was 2.325 cents lower at 142.375 cents. […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy shakes off 6-year low, corn jumps on U.S. crop fears

Sep. 11, 2015 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures bounced on Friday after a surprise increase in the Department of Agriculture’s autumn harvest forecast knocked prices to six-year lows. Corn futures neared one-month highs after the USDA, in a monthly report, reduced its production estimate, igniting supply concerns. Traders are focused on the size […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. court finds EPA wrong to approve sulfoxaflor over bee risks

Sep. 11, 2015 at 2:52 am CDT

Reuters — A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday that federal regulators erred in allowing an insecticide developed by Dow AgroSciences onto the market, canceling its approval and giving environmentalists a major victory. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, is significant […]

By Carey Gillam