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K+S rejects PotashCorp takeover offer as too low

Jul. 2, 2015 at 3:26 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters –– German potash miner K+S rejected PotashCorp’s 7.9 billion-euro (C$11 billion) takeover bid Thursday, saying it was too low and the Canadian suitor could be planning to dismantle the company, putting jobs at risk. K+S, owner of the Morton Salt brand, said the proposal lacked firm commitments […]

U.S. grains: Weather uncertainty lifts corn to six-month peak

Jul. 2, 2015 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs near three-week high on export optimism

Jul. 2, 2015 at 3:04 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

ConAgra Foods to exit struggling private label business

Jul. 2, 2015 at 4:13 am CDT

By Anjali Athavaley Sruthi Ramakrishnan

JBS to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork assets for US$1.45B

Jul. 1, 2015 at 7:23 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat crumbles after hitting six-month high

Jul. 1, 2015 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures plunged 4.4 per cent on Wednesday, with the front-month contract crashing from a six-month high as investors locked in profits from Tuesday’s corn-led rally, traders said. Corn closed mostly firmer after trading in negative territory for much […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices drive CME live cattle limit-up

Jul. 1, 2015 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed up their three cent/lb. maximum daily price limit on Wednesday, ignited by short-covering in response to better-than-expected cash prices, traders said. August and October finished at 151.075 and 153.7 cents, respectively (all figures US$). The CME live cattle trading […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: USDA data ignite biggest daily rallies in five years

Jun. 30, 2015 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures on Tuesday climbed to their highest prices since December after the U.S. Agriculture Department said crop stockpiles and spring plantings were smaller than analysts expected. Traders are keeping a close eye on supply data amid uncertainty about how big the autumn […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather seen steering soybeans

Jun. 30, 2015 at 5:00 pm CDT

CNS Canada — CBOT soybean futures posted solid gains over the past week, coming to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday. Weather guided the soybean trade, rather than the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acreage and stocks reports. John Weyer, co-director of the commercial hedge division at Walsh Trading, said soybeans […]

By Jade Markus

Potash miner Sirius wins approval for mine in British national park

Jun. 30, 2015 at 4:38 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Potash mine developer Sirius Minerals on Tuesday won the go-ahead to build a large mine in a scenic national park in Yorkshire, northern England, a company spokesman said, clearing a major hurdle in the construction of the US$3 billion project. The North York Moors National Park’s […]

By Reuters