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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy tumble on acreage, stocks estimates

Jun. 30, 2014 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures tumbled on Monday after the Agriculture Department reported higher-than-expected figures for U.S. soy plantings and June 1 corn and soy stocks. The government reported 2014 soybean seedings at a record-high 84.8 million acres, topping a range of analyst estimates. “The corn […]

PEDv shrinks March-May U.S. hog herd more than expected

Jun. 27, 2014 at 7:02 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up on short-covering before USDA report

Jun. 27, 2014 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on profit-taking before crop reports

Jun. 27, 2014 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-week high on strong export sales

Jun. 26, 2014 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook lift CME live cattle to record high

Jun. 26, 2014 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday hit their highest level ever in anticipation of strong prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle led by record-high beef values, traders said. “Retail beef demand has been on a tear while feeding the bulls in the cattle pit, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking drags down CME hog futures

Jun. 25, 2014 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell hard on profit-taking after spiking to a new high driven by record-high wholesale pork values and strong prices for slaughter-ready hogs, traders said. Wednesday morning’s wholesale pork price, or cutout, surged $2.51 per hundredweight (cwt) from Tuesday to $134.04, surpassing […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat bounces off four-month low

Jun. 25, 2014 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose as buyers entered the market after prices hit a four-month low on Wednesday, while corn futures slipped for a third consecutive session on expectations for a bumper U.S. harvest. Wheat rebounded after crumbling recently under sustained pressure due to the advancing U.S. […]

By Tom Polansek

Egypt expanding efforts to ease food subsidy costs

Jun. 25, 2014 at 5:22 am CDT

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt is expanding its use of modern technology to tackle decades-old problems of corruption and waste in its costly food subsidies system as the government pursues reforms to ease the strain on state finances. Supplies Minister Khaled Hanafi said some 25 million Egyptian families who already […]

By Maggie Fick

U.S. livestock: Strong cash, pork prices push CME hogs to new high

Jun. 25, 2014 at 4:38 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures soared to a new high on Tuesday after tight supplies forced packers to hike bids for market-ready animals, traders said. CME live cattle futures also closed up sharply led by select beef prices that hit an all-time high amid tight supplies, […]

By Theopolis Waters