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Russian PM says can change list of banned imports

Jun. 25, 2015 at 4:52 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters –– A list of Western products that Russia has banned could be changed according to the state of relations with the European Union and other countries, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. Medvedev told a government meeting he had approved an order, initiated by President […]

Canada must be part of TPP, will defend farmers: Harper

Jun. 25, 2015 at 4:30 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren

U.S. grains: Corn, soy prices soar as storms drench U.S. Midwest

Jun. 25, 2015 at 4:06 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle limit down as corn prices jump

Jun. 25, 2015 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Monsanto to invest over $1B in dicamba

Jun. 24, 2015 at 7:02 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn futures seen hinging on USDA data

Jun. 24, 2015 at 6:48 pm CDT

CNS Canada — CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean futures posted solid gains over the past week, but backed away Wednesday, which could be a sign of further losses to come as market participants await direction from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acreage report on Tuesday. John Weyer, co-director of […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. Congress victory may move Pacific trade pact forward

Jun. 24, 2015 at 6:05 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. lawmakers approved legislation key to securing a hallmark Pacific trade deal by a comfortable margin on Wednesday, advancing President Barack Obama’s efforts to strengthen U.S. economic ties with Asia. After a six-week congressional battle including two brushes with failure, some fancy legislative footwork and myriad […]

By Krista Hughes Richard Cowan

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking after two-week high

Jun. 24, 2015 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday after a seesaw session, pulled down by profit-taking from a two-week peak and as the hard red winter wheat harvest expanded in the U.S. southern Plains, traders said. Corn and soybeans also declined, reversing midsession gains as […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend losses, hogs mixed

Jun. 24, 2015 at 3:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle losses on Tuesday spilled over into Wednesday, pressured by sell stops and fund liquidation despite sharply higher wholesale beef values, traders said. June closed 1.325 cents per pound lower at 150.675 cents (all figures US$). August finished down 1.5 cents at […]

By Theopolis Waters

Putin adds another year to ban on Western food imports

Jun. 24, 2015 at 11:57 am CDT

Moscow | Reuters –– Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended the country’s ban on food imports from the West by one year, longer than had been expected, in retaliation to the extension of European sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine. The ban, which prohibits most food imports from the U.S., the […]

By Reuters