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U.S. livestock: Wall Street surge rallies CME live cattle

Aug. 27, 2015 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Thursday, prodded by the stock market comeback as data showed better-than-expected second-quarter U.S. economic growth, traders said. Renewed consumer confidence in the economy could support demand for U.S. goods, including meat, they said. Short-covering and bargain hunting furthered […]

Monsanto, rivals eye next step after Syngenta deal collapse

Aug. 27, 2015 at 10:01 am CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to return to weather-based trading

Aug. 26, 2015 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

Barley’s genome now two-thirds sequenced

Aug. 26, 2015 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall to 15-month low on beef demand worries

Aug. 26, 2015 at 7:46 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as concern about Chinese growth persists

Aug. 26, 2015 at 3:57 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. soybean prices dropped on Wednesday on concern that interest rate cuts in China may not be enough to stimulate growth in the key importer. Corn slipped on technical selling, and Chicago wheat lost ground on concerns about export competition as the dollar rose, traders said. Chicago Board […]

By Michael Hogan Rod Nickel

Monsanto no longer pursuing Syngenta

Aug. 26, 2015 at 3:30 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. agribusiness leader Monsanto on Wednesday abandoned pursuit of Swiss rival Syngenta, which had rejected a recently sweetened US$47 billion offer. Syngenta shares fell more than 18 per cent on the news, while Monsanto shares jumped more than seven per cent. The Swiss agrichemicals group said its board unanimously […]

By Carey Gillam

U.S. regulator sued for withholding information on GMOs

Aug. 25, 2015 at 6:31 pm CDT

Reuters — A food safety advocacy group sued an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, saying it illegally withheld public information on genetically engineered crops. The lawsuit, brought by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) against USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), claims the regulator […]

By Carey Gillam

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce off six-year-low on bargain buying

Aug. 25, 2015 at 6:10 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — U.S. soybeans rebounded on Tuesday off a more than six-year low, helped by China’s decision to cut interest rates, although fears of a cooling economy in the world’s largest buyer of the oilseed kept gains in check. Bargain buying and a bounce in other commodities, such […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit two-month high on export hopes

Aug. 25, 2015 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog prices jumped two per cent to the highest in more than two months on Tuesday, extending steep gains from the previous session on hopes of increased export demand, especially to China, traders and analysts said. Expectations that prices may have reached their seasonal […]

By Michael Hirtzer