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U.S. livestock: CME hogs close firm after USDA report

Mar. 30, 2015 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs gained modestly on Monday, helped by short-covering and deferred-month buying pegged to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report, traders said. Last Friday’s report showed active herd expansion during the December-February quarter that slowed as producer profits waned. Nearby hog […]

USDA hog report confirms active herd growth as PED fears ease

Mar. 27, 2015 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Russia seen removing wheat tax in July if inflation slows

Mar. 27, 2015 at 5:55 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds ahead of USDA reports

Mar. 27, 2015 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs mixed before USDA report

Mar. 27, 2015 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Scientist defends WHO group report linking glyphosate to cancer

Mar. 26, 2015 at 6:04 pm CDT

Reuters — A World Health Organization group’s controversial finding that the world’s most popular herbicide is “probably carcinogenic to humans” was based on a thorough scientific review and is a key marker in ongoing evaluations of the product, the scientist who led the study said Thursday. “There were several studies. […]

By Carey Gillam

U.S. grains: Wheat down most in nearly two years on dollar rebound

Mar. 26, 2015 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures reversed early gains to turn lower on Thursday on pressure from a higher dollar, with wheat’s three-session decline of more than six per cent the biggest such slide in nearly two years. The U.S. dollar, which rose in a rebound from […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs bounce with pork price, live cattle sag

Mar. 26, 2015 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher on Thursday, driven partly by short-covering following a spike in wholesale pork values, traders said. April closed 1.15 cent per pound higher at 60.975 cents, and May up 1.5 cents at 68.025 cents (all figures US$). The morning’s wholesale […]

By Theopolis Waters

Dreyfus’ commodities business posts higher 2014 profit

Mar. 26, 2015 at 12:59 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — Global trading group Louis Dreyfus Commodities reported a rise in full-year profit on Thursday as increased volumes and healthy processing margins helped offset lower market prices. Louis Dreyfus is one of the “ABCD” quartet of companies, alongside Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge and Cargill, that dominates agricultural […]

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ConAgra reports better-than-expected profit

Mar. 26, 2015 at 12:25 pm CDT

Reuters — ConAgra Foods, the maker of Slim Jim beef jerky and Chef Boyardee pasta, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit due to cost cuts and the company raised its full-year earnings forecast. ConAgra, like other processed food companies, has been cutting costs as consumers shift to foods that are perceived […]

By Reuters