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U.K. farmers fear financial ruin from low milk prices

Aug. 11, 2015 at 1:34 am CDT

London | Reuters — British farmers warned Monday they were facing financial ruin, with falls in the price of milk forcing many out of work and spurring others to blockade distribution centres and walk cows through supermarkets. Farming unions from across the country were meeting in London to urge the […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy at two-week highs on weather worries

Aug. 10, 2015 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs down again as supply worries persist

Aug. 10, 2015 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Avian flu controls lifted in 10 U.S. states

Aug. 7, 2015 at 5:37 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on eroding crop prospects

Aug. 7, 2015 at 3:31 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices drop hog futures

Aug. 7, 2015 at 3:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs slumped for a third consecutive session on Friday as hefty supplies continued to drag down prices for market-ready (cash) hogs, traders said. Spot-August futures finished 0.75 cent/lb. lower at 77.325 cents, and most-active October down 0.325 cent at 64.125 cents. Friday […]

By Theopolis Waters

K+S rejects PotashCorp offer, promises on German mines

Aug. 7, 2015 at 12:41 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — German salt and fertilizer company K+S AG once again rejected PotashCorp’s takeover offer Friday, saying the Canadian company’s assurances about maintaining jobs and mine sites in Germany were unreliable. Saskatoon-based PotashCorp sent an unsolicited letter to K+S’s management and supervisory boards, K+S said in a statement. […]

By Andreas Cremer Patricia Weiss

U.S. dairy group reaches milk price-fixing accord

Aug. 6, 2015 at 7:09 pm CDT

Reuters — Dairy Farmers of America Inc. has agreed to pay US$50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in which farmers in the northeastern U.S. accused the marketing co-operative of conspiring to drive down milk prices. Settlement papers were filed on Thursday with the federal court in Burlington, Vermont, and […]

By jonathan-stempel

Cargill posts Q4 loss on one-time charges, revenue down

Aug. 6, 2015 at 6:59 pm CDT

Reuters — Cargill Inc. on Thursday became the latest large agribusiness to report disappointing quarterly results as one-time charges and slowing economies in key emerging markets stung the privately held global commodities trader. Minnesota-based Cargill said it lost a net $51 million in the fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamentals sink CME hog futures

Aug. 6, 2015 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs tumbled more than two per cent on Thursday following the morning’s cash hog and wholesale pork price retreat, traders said. Spot-August futures finished 2.15 cents/lb. lower at 78.075 cents, and most-active October down 2.325 cents at 64.45 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters