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Milk prices sink as ‘white gold’ floods even China’s demand

Aug. 6, 2014 at 6:48 pm CDT

Wellington/Shanghai | Reuters –– Hopes of a “white gold” rush fuelled by booming Asian demand for milk and other dairy products have been dealt a blow, as swollen stockpiles in top consumer China and a flood of supply pummel dairy prices. Global dairy prices have fallen more than 40 per […]

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month high on Black Sea political turmoil

Aug. 6, 2014 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT corn following wheat higher, but upside limited

Aug. 6, 2014 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Marney Blunt

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end firm after choppy session

Aug. 6, 2014 at 4:04 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

ICE weekly outlook: Canola stabilizing, watching weather

Aug. 6, 2014 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

Russia promises ‘substantial’ U.S., EU food import bans

Aug. 6, 2014 at 2:36 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia will impose “quite substantial” bans on imports of foods from the U.S. and EU and has already decided to suspend U.S. poultry imports as part of President Vladimir Putin’s order to prepare a list of food import bans, its veterinary service said. Putin signed a […]

CME starts review of livestock electronic trading hours

Aug. 6, 2014 at 1:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has officially begun the review process of electronic trading hours in its cattle and hog contracts, it said Wednesday, to include scaling back hours to ease market volatility and keep the contracts attractive. Reducing activity on the exchange, the world’s biggest […]

Ukraine to block Canadian, U.S. hogs over PEDv

Aug. 6, 2014 at 1:07 pm CDT

Geneva | Reuters — Ukraine has introduced emergency restrictions on the import of pigs from Canada, the U.S. and seven other countries, it said in documents filed at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday. Ukraine said porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) had been identified in Canada, China, Columbia, the Dominican Republic, […]

Putin orders ag import bans in sanction retaliation

Aug. 6, 2014 at 12:17 pm CDT

Reuters/Staff — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed a decree banning or limiting imports of agricultural products from countries which have imposed sanctions on Russia, the Kremlin’s press service said Wednesday. Putin ordered his government to come up with a list of goods to be banned for imports into Russia and […]

Prairie wheat bids up with U.S. futures, improving basis

Aug. 5, 2014 at 5:39 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat were stronger during the week ended Tuesday, with improving basis levels and strength in U.S. futures behind the rise. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and […]

By Terryn Shiells