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U.S. grains: Soy lower as supply worries ease

Jul. 3, 2014 at 5:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, retreating from early gains as worries about tight old-crop supplies abated and forecasts called for favourable weather that should bolster yields, traders said. Corn followed soybeans lower, while wheat rose in a short-covering bounce after hitting multi-month lows this week. […]

U.S. livestock: Strong cash market supports CME live cattle

Jul. 3, 2014 at 2:07 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

Chinese woman arrested in plot to steal U.S. corn technology

Jul. 2, 2014 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

U.S. livestock: Record-high cash prices boost CME live cattle

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:08 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on good weather ahead of holiday

Jul. 2, 2014 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Grain trader Toepfer renamed ‘ADM Germany’

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:22 am CDT

Hamburg | Reuters –– Germany’s largest grain trading house Alfred C. Toepfer International has been renamed ADM Germany GmbH by its new parent Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), removing the Toepfer name from the global grains market after almost 100 years. U.S. agribusiness giant ADM announced in April it was buying […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy and wheat extend losses after USDA forecasts

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:08 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures extended losses on Tuesday, with corn nearing a six-month low a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surpassed market expectations with projections for ample supplies. At the Chicago Board of Trade, July corn settled down 1-1/2 cents at $4.22-3/4 per bushel, paring […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook rallies CME live cattle

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:00 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Tuesday recovered from Monday’s losses, supported by anticipation of steady-to-better prices for market-ready or cash cattle as beef prices set new highs, traders said. Last week, cash cattle in the U.S. Plains fetched a record-high US$155 per hundredweight (cwt). Profitable […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. Army Corps to close upper Mississippi as waters rise

Jun. 30, 2014 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Rising flood waters were expected to make 11 locks and dams impassable on the mid- and upper-Mississippi River and force the closure of the river later on Monday from Bellevue, Iowa, to Saverton, Missouri, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. The closure would be the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs jump as virus takes big toll on U.S. herd

Jun. 30, 2014 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed sharply higher on Monday, with most months up the three-cent daily price limit as investors covered short positions after learning a pig virus has hit the U.S. hog herd harder than expected, traders said. Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture hog […]

By Theopolis Waters