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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures close higher but off session tops

May. 14, 2014 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed higher Wednesday in anticipation of tighter supplies linked to the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), traders said. May hogs, which expired at noon CT, settled unchanged at 112.4 cents per pound (all figures US$). June ended 0.975 cent higher at […]

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on supply glut, pulls corn lower

May. 14, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Egypt raises price paid to local wheat farmers

May. 13, 2014 at 6:52 pm CDT

U.S. official sees no final TPP agreement in Singapore

May. 13, 2014 at 4:53 pm CDT

U.S. livestock: Cash price bounce sends CME hogs mostly higher

May. 13, 2014 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. becomes world’s biggest wine market as French drinkers cut down

May. 13, 2014 at 3:39 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — The United States became the world’s biggest market for wine last year, beating France into second place for the first time as consumption slides in the country long seen as its natural home and Americans develop a greater taste for it. U.S. consumers bought 29.1 million […]

By Sybille De La Hamaide

U.S. grains: Soybeans and corn firm, but wheat weak

May. 13, 2014 at 2:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose 1.3 per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from Monday’s sell-off on a round of bargain buying and some position squaring ahead of a report that will show how big demand from domestic crushers was in April, traders said. Corn futures also were firm, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. farmers notch best planting week of 2014, USDA says

May. 12, 2014 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers seeded 30 per cent of their corn acreage during the past week, putting them ahead of the typical pace, as a window of dry weather allowed farmers in major production states such as Iowa, Illinois and Indiana to make huge advances in the field. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures end mixed as cash prices move lower

May. 12, 2014 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed mixed on Monday after market-ready or cash hog prices pressured nearby contracts, but the “roll” by funds supported back months, traders said. Monday afternoon’s hog price in the Iowa/Minnesota market dropped $2.42 per hundredweight (cwt) from Friday to $108.35, the […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on supply outlook

May. 12, 2014 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell one per cent on Monday, their fourth straight day of declines, due to a U.S. government forecast for ample global supplies and crop-boosting rains in the key production areas, traders said. Corn and soybeans also eased, with corn hitting a one-week low, […]

By Mark Weinraub