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U.S. livestock: Cash price pessimism drops CME live cattle to 13-month low

Jul. 21, 2015 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell to their lowest level in 13 months on Tuesday in anticipation of lower prices this week for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. August closed 1.600 cents per lb lower at 145.150 cents, and October down 1.750 cents at 147.275 […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures finish mostly weak; hogs lower

Jul. 20, 2015 at 3:54 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Dollar strength, harvest pressure “smokes” wheat; corn, soy weak

Jul. 20, 2015 at 2:58 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

France says livestock crisis putting thousands of farms at risk

Jul. 18, 2015 at 12:50 am CDT

By Reuters

In bid for Syngenta, Monsanto woos U.S. farmer support

Jul. 18, 2015 at 12:13 am CDT

By Carey Gillam

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall on dollar gains, weather

Jul. 17, 2015 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat fell as much as two per cent on Friday, while soybeans also declined as the dollar climbed and rains provided needed moisture in the western half of the U.S. Midwest crop belt. Chart-based selling also was noted as prices for the crops […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle settle mixed after bouncy session

Jul. 17, 2015 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Friday after a choppy session swayed by pre-weekend positioning and investors digesting this week’s lower cash prices, traders said. August closed up 0.15 cent/lb. at 146.65 cents, and October down 0.3 cent at 149.125 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Sluggish beef demand takes down CME live cattle

Jul. 16, 2015 at 6:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower for a second day in a row on Thursday, pressured by lacklustre wholesale beef demand that could drag down this week’s cash prices, traders said. August closed 0.525 cent/lb. lower at 146.5 cents, and October down 0.8 cent […]

By Theopolis Waters

Fonterra cuts dairy jobs as ‘white gold’ rush fizzles

Jul. 16, 2015 at 3:24 pm CDT

Wellington | Reuters — New Zealand dairy exporter Fonterra is cutting jobs in an effort to shore up its cash flows as a slump in global dairy demand, particularly from No. 1 buyer China, threatens to snuff out the country’s “white gold” rush. Dairy prices have more than halved from […]

By Naomi Tajitsu

U.S. grains: Corn rises, soy eases on outlooks for drier weather

Jul. 16, 2015 at 2:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn edged slightly higher while soybeans reversed from earlier gains to turn lower on Thursday as drier weather outlooks for next week were seen as benefiting both crops after record rains in the Midwest in recent months limited yield potential. Corn was in the early […]

By Michael Hirtzer