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Fertilizer maker Mosaic cuts phosphate output

Sep. 30, 2014 at 6:10 pm CDT

Reuters –– Mosaic Co., the world’s largest maker of finished phosphate products, said Tuesday it will reduce phosphate output, and it dampened sales expectations. The U.S. fertilizer producer said the curtailment, due to the high costs of raw materials sulfur and ammonia, is not expected to result in worker layoffs. […]

EU farmers to get more aid to deal with Russian food ban

Sep. 30, 2014 at 6:07 pm CDT

ADM expands U.S. Pacific Northwest venture with Marubeni

Sep. 30, 2014 at 6:04 pm CDT

Land values still rising, but at slower pace, Re/Max says

Sep. 30, 2014 at 5:53 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Sep. 30, 2014 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy falls on big supply, set for worst quarter in six years

Sep. 30, 2014 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybeans fell one per cent on Tuesday, pressured by a record harvest, as traders shrugged off a U.S. Agriculture Department report that showed domestic supplies shrank to less than a 10-day supply at the beginning of the month. Soybean futures capped a nearly 35 per […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Ont. farmers to get tax credit for donated food

Sep. 30, 2014 at 2:18 pm CDT

Ontario farmers who donate products or livestock to community food programs such as food banks and school nutrition programs can now expect an income tax credit in return. The province on Monday unveiled its Food Donation Tax Credit for Farmers, which it bills as the only one of its kind […]

By Staff

Prairie CWRS bids up with improving basis

Sep. 29, 2014 at 6:56 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were firmer across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, lifted by improving basis levels in many areas as quality problems and slow harvest progress remain a concern for the Canadian spring wheat crop. The highest CWRS […]

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher, pare early losses

Sep. 29, 2014 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished sharply higher on Monday, erasing early-session losses as they gained on short-covering and fund buying before the end of the quarter on Tuesday, traders and analysts said. October live cattle closed up 2.5 cents per pound at 160.95 cents, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rebound from multi-year lows

Sep. 29, 2014 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans edged higher on Monday, rebounding from multi-year lows reached earlier in the session as investors covered short positions ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Department due on Tuesday. Wheat futures also were higher at the Chicago Board of Trade after the […]

By Michael Hirtzer