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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on profit-taking

May. 26, 2015 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Tuesday on profit-taking, traders said. The U.S. government’s monthly cattle on feed report pressured CME live cattle Friday afternoon, and the market retained a weak tone on Tuesday. The focus has shifted from last week’s cattle on feed […]

Russian wheat prices follow global benchmarks higher

May. 25, 2015 at 2:44 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. bird flu causes egg shortage, emergency measures

May. 25, 2015 at 10:11 am CDT

By Bill Berkrot P.J. Huffstutter

California water board approves voluntary cutback program by growers

May. 25, 2015 at 7:49 am CDT

By dan-whitcomb

Monsanto’s move on Syngenta could mean move away from glyphosate

May. 22, 2015 at 6:31 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close weak before Memorial Day

May. 22, 2015 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed moderately lower Friday on profit-taking and in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report earlier in the day, traders said. The number of cattle put into U.S. feedlots in April unexpectedly slowed compared with the […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat tumble as U.S. dollar firms

May. 22, 2015 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains and oilseeds fell more than one per cent on Friday, with soybeans tumbling to the lowest levels since October in a broad commodities selloff as the dollar rallied against a basket of global currencies. Soybeans, corn and wheat each reversed earlier gains and fell […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Wal-Mart urges meat suppliers to curb antibiotic use

May. 22, 2015 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Wal-Mart Stores is pressing meat, seafood, dairy and egg suppliers to reduce the use of antibiotics, becoming the first large retailer to take a stand against the excessive use of drugs in raising farm animals. The guidelines announced on Friday would limit suppliers to using antibiotics […]

By Nathan Layne P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on global weather worries, corn follows

May. 21, 2015 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rose more than one per cent on Thursday, lifted by worries that U.S. rains could reduce grain quality and that dry conditions in Russia and Canada would stress crops. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures also jumped, rising in sympathy with wheat, while […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs climb on short-covering

May. 21, 2015 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday on short-covering and futures’ discounts to cash prices, traders said. June closed up 1.025 cents per pound, to 152.375 cents, and August was 1.175 cents higher at 150.9 cents (all figures US$). This week, the bulk of […]

By Theopolis Waters