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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain fades as funds roll positions

May. 11, 2015 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, paring early advances, after funds sold or rolled their June positions and bought deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in CME’s live cattle and hog markets shifted June long positions further back in a procedure known […]

U.S. seen approving Brazil fresh beef imports

May. 8, 2015 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Reuters

Higher U.S. beef prices ahead as grills fire up, imports cool down

May. 8, 2015 at 7:59 pm CDT

By Naomi Tajitsu Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on cash prices

May. 8, 2015 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Crop tour results boost wheat

May. 8, 2015 at 3:13 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Major Syngenta shareholders would back Monsanto bid, if higher

May. 8, 2015 at 2:16 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Major investors in Swiss agrochemicals firm Syngenta are confident a deal with Monsanto will come off if the U.S. firm ups its initial US$45 billion bid by at least 10 per cent. After rebuffing the takeover offer announced earlier Friday, Syngenta said the bid fundamentally undervalued […]

By Simon Jessop

Canada risks being sidelined in TPP trade deal, Vilsack says

May. 7, 2015 at 6:40 pm CDT

Istanbul | Reuters — Canada risks getting left behind in a 12-nation Pacific trade deal because it has been reluctant to negotiate opening its markets, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday. Vilsack also told Reuters that longstanding disagreements with Japan over rice exports would not threaten the Trans-Pacific Partnership […]

By David Dolan

Monsanto, Syngenta hire advisors on possible takeover

May. 7, 2015 at 6:10 pm CDT

London/Frankfurt | Reuters –– Agricultural companies Monsanto and Syngenta are working with investment banks on a takeover deal that would create an industry behemoth with combined sales of more than US$31 billion, three sources familiar with the matter said. Swiss crop chemicals maker Syngenta is working with Goldman Sachs to […]

By Arno Schuetze Pamela Barbaglia

U.S. grains: Weather outlook weighs on corn, soy

May. 7, 2015 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by forecasts for wet and warm weather in the Midwest that will foster early development of both crops in the coming weeks, traders said. Wheat futures also dropped after a sharp rally on Wednesday despite reports of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking ends CME hogs’ three-day uptrend

May. 7, 2015 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished lower Thursday on profit-taking after three consecutive days of gains, traders said. May hogs closed 0.5 cent per pound lower at 79.85 cents, and June down 0.55 cent to 83.5 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Despite strong pork cutout values, […]

By Theopolis Waters