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Apr. 14, 2014 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly three per cent on Monday as traders responded to fresh tensions in the Black Sea region, coupled with the threat of freeze damage to crops in the U.S. Plains. Corn and soybeans followed wheat higher, with corn buoyed by strong weekly […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Apr. 14, 2014 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog contracts gained ground on Monday with help from fund buying and anticipation of reduced production in the weeks ahead, traders and analysts said. Some packing plants plan to be dark during the Easter holiday weekend, limiting their need for hogs. Processors […]

By Theopolis Waters

Apr. 11, 2014 at 6:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans fell for a second straight session on Friday, dropping further below an eight-month high touched earlier in the week, as Chinese importers’ defaults on purchases of the oilseed weighed on prices. Corn and wheat ended lower after a choppy session, pressured by slowly improving […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Apr. 11, 2014 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle gained for a fourth straight day on Friday on short-covering and fund buying after futures broke through technical resistance levels, traders said. April live cattle closed up 0.85 cents per pound to 144.85 cents, after topping the 10-day and 20-day moving […]

By Theopolis Waters

Apr. 11, 2014 at 11:18 am CDT

Washington | Reuters — Midwestern farmers and Amtrak passengers are among those being hurt by rail congestion caused in part by an energy boom that has spurred the massive movement of oil by rail, U.S. officials were told Thursday. Rail shipments of oil have been on the rise in regions […]