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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat near three-month low on improved weather

May. 27, 2014 at 2:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures fell as much as two per cent on Tuesday, with corn and wheat hitting roughly three-month lows, as favourable crop conditions and signs of easing tensions in major export hub Ukraine sparked investor long liquidation, traders said. Bull spreading in Chicago Board of […]

New Zimbabwe land invasions raise security concerns

May. 23, 2014 at 6:36 pm CDT

By MacDonald Dzirutwe

USDA warns of sticker shock on beef as grilling season starts

May. 23, 2014 at 3:13 pm CDT

By Ros Krasny

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures sag with cash prices before holiday

May. 23, 2014 at 3:03 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, corn firms in pre-holiday consolidation

May. 23, 2014 at 2:59 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Russia’s Uralkali plans potash output near maximum capacity

May. 22, 2014 at 6:45 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The world’s biggest potash producer, Russia’s Uralkali, plans to produce close to its maximum capacity this year but does not rule out idling production to support the crop nutrient’s price, CEO Dmitry Osipov said Thursday. Uralkali is aiming to produce 12 million tonnes of its […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans soar to contract highs on demand, tight supplies

May. 22, 2014 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans rallied for a second straight session on Thursday, with old-crop futures hitting contract highs as relentless demand stoked worries about shrinking short-term supplies in the U.S. Corn edged higher after hitting an 11-week low in the previous session on spillover support from soybeans, but […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures slump with cash prices, pork demand

May. 22, 2014 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed lower on Thursday, pressured by weaker prices for market-ready or cash hogs pegged to plant closures during the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, trader said. They also cited the relapse in wholesale pork prices. Grocers bought all the product they need to […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound on tight stocks, persistent demand

May. 22, 2014 at 2:26 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose more than two per cent for their biggest daily gain in eight months on Wednesday in a bargain-buying bounce from the prior session’s steep declines and on concerns about tight U.S. supplies ahead of the autumn harvest. Corn futures were mixed after […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies CME hog futures

May. 22, 2014 at 1:47 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed higher on Wednesday, supported by short-covering and fund buying, traders said. Speculation about tight supplies ahead pegged to the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) provided further support to futures that ignored Wednesday’s drop in market-ready hog and wholesale pork prices. […]

By Theopolis Waters