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U.S. grains: Corn rises on planting delays; soybeans sink

Apr. 22, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped on Tuesday as concerns about slow planting progress helped fuel a rebound from sharp losses the previous session, while soybean futures tumbled on increased imports into the U.S. Weather took centre stage for the corn market as traders worried rains may prevent […]

U.S. livestock: Solid beef demand drives CME live cattle higher

Apr. 22, 2014 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Markets sink on improved weather, fund selling

Apr. 21, 2014 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink two per cent with sagging cash prices

Apr. 21, 2014 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures climb, live cattle fall before holiday

Apr. 17, 2014 at 6:18 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises; corn, soy weak ahead of long weekend

Apr. 17, 2014 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Thursday, supported by short-covering, concerns that a recent cold snap in key growing areas damaged some of the crop and worries that grain shipments from the Black Sea could be disrupted by political unrest in Ukraine, traders said. Wheat also received […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans up 1.1 per cent on supply woes; wheat, corn weak

Apr. 16, 2014 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied for the third day in a row on Wednesday to reach a nine-month high, drawing strength from data released earlier in the week that showed appetite for the oilseed remained strong at domestic crushers, traders said. The strength in soy failed to […]

By Mark Weinraub

Boosting West Coast exports seen key for moving bigger crops

Apr. 16, 2014 at 3:06 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada needs to invest in shipping more grains and oilseeds off the West Coast as harvests get larger, to avoid the massive transportation backlogs that followed last year’s record crops, industry officials said on Wednesday. Last year, 19.3 million tonnes of grain moved in bulk and […]

By Rod Nickel

Argentine port workers to strike over wages

Apr. 16, 2014 at 3:04 pm CDT

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Port workers in Argentina’s Rosario grains hub will start an indefinite wage strike on Thursday, Edgardo Quiroga, head of the San Lorenzo chapter of the powerful CGT labor union, said in an interview Wednesday. With inflation estimated at more than 30 per cent, one of […]

U.S. livestock: Pork price rebound rallies CME hogs

Apr. 16, 2014 at 3:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Wednesday settled higher after a choppy day of trading, supported by unexpectedly strong demand for pork at wholesale, traders said. Wednesday morning’s wholesale pork price turned $2.38 per hundredweight (cwt) higher at $124.11, after falling $2.68 the day before, according […]

By Theopolis Waters