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Monsanto sweetens Syngenta play with $2B break fee

Jun. 8, 2015 at 3:34 pm CDT

New York | Reuters –– U.S. seed and ag chem firm Monsanto has offered to pay a US$2 billion reverse break-up fee to Syngenta if it can’t obtain global regulatory approvals for an acquisition, it said in a statement on Sunday. The move, under which Monsanto would pay the fee […]

U.S. grains: Profit-taking weighs on soybeans, corn, wheat

Jun. 5, 2015 at 4:04 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CME bars grain traders for years over wash trades, spoofing

Jun. 5, 2015 at 2:36 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump with beef prices, but off lows

Jun. 5, 2015 at 2:29 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. canola crop also hurt by frost, likely off early estimates

Jun. 4, 2015 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

WTO booked to hear Canada’s COOL tariff case

Jun. 4, 2015 at 5:22 pm CDT

The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body is set to hear Canada’s request in just under two weeks for revenge against the U.S. over country-of-origin labelling (COOL). Canada on Thursday filed its request for authorization of retaliatory tariffs, to be considered at a DSB meeting on June 17, the federal […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Weather concerns prompt short-covering in wheat

Jun. 4, 2015 at 3:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped 2.3 per cent on Thursday, posting their third gain in the last four sessions as some weather concerns provided the impetus for traders to cover short positions. The forecast for more rain, which could slow the tail end of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on beef price turnaround

Jun. 4, 2015 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Thursday on short-covering after wholesale beef values turned higher, traders said. June closed up 0.725 cent per pound, to 153.225 cents, and August 0.825 cent higher at 151.45 cents (all figures US$). Thursday morning’s choice wholesale beef price, […]

By Theopolis Waters

OIE cuts six European countries’ BSE risk level

Jun. 3, 2015 at 7:15 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has lowered to the safest level the official risk of six countries for BSE, a move expected to open international market access for their beef exports. These countries are France, Ireland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Cyprus and Liechtenstein. OIE members […]

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans to break below US$9 before summer half over

Jun. 3, 2015 at 6:27 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean market showed some short-covering-related firmness during the week ended Wednesday, but the bias is still pointed lower for the oilseed. “We could actually see the beans trade down to the low $9, then to an $8 handle. Maybe $8.90 would […]

By Terryn Shiells