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U.S. grains: Wheat hits four-month low as harvest advances

Jun. 25, 2014 at 4:33 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slid to a four-month low on Tuesday as the country’s advancing harvest increased supplies, while soybean futures dropped on better-than-expected U.S. crop conditions. Weather conditions are expected to improve for the wheat harvest in the U.S. Plains after recent rains slowed progress. The […]

Japan farm reform lacks detail, shake-up looks unlikely

Jun. 24, 2014 at 6:21 am CDT

BNSF, CP ordered to report U.S. grain shipping plans

Jun. 24, 2014 at 6:02 am CDT

U.S. grains: Corn drops as rains boost crop prospects

Jun. 23, 2014 at 6:05 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Tight supply outlook drives CME live cattle higher

Jun. 23, 2014 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop; corn firms on technical buying

Jun. 20, 2014 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday, capping their fourth straight losing week on profit taking and concerns about slowing demand from China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed, traders said. Wheat also fell, weighed down by technical selling and seasonal harvest pressure, while corn rose to […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures slide before USDA report

Jun. 20, 2014 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended lower on Friday, on profit-taking ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle-on-feed report Friday afternoon, traders said. USDA’s report is expected to show the number of cattle placed in feedlots in May declined from a year ago as high-priced […]

By Theopolis Waters

Brazil to open added tariff-free import quota for wheat

Jun. 19, 2014 at 6:44 pm CDT

Brasilia | Reuters — The Brazilian government plans to reduce to zero the 10 per cent import tariff applied to non-Mercosur wheat for a quota of up to one million tonnes through Aug. 15, a source in the government with knowledge of the plan said Wednesday. Brazil, regularly one of […]

Russia’s Uralkali cuts potash output forecast

Jun. 19, 2014 at 4:06 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s Uralkali, the world’s largest potash producer, cut its 2014 production forecast by eight per cent on Thursday, opting to focus on price rather than sales volume. Prices of the fertilizer slumped almost a year ago after Uralkali quit a powerful trading alliance with Belarus in […]

Cargill invests $100M to expand Russian wheat milling

Jun. 19, 2014 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Agribusiness giant Cargill said Thursday it has invested US$100 million to expand its wheat milling at its Efremov, Russia, grain complex, nearly doubling its processing capacity to 500,000 tonnes of wheat a year. The Efremov complex, which employs more than 800 people, produces starches and sweeteners […]

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