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China’s Cofco to pay $1.5B for stake in Noble agribusiness

Apr. 2, 2014 at 12:03 pm CDT

Singapore/Hong Kong | Reuters — Cofco Corp. has agreed to pay US$1.5 billion for a majority stake in Noble Group’s agribusiness, its second acquisition in less than two months, as China’s largest grain trader seeks to strengthen its market position worldwide. The two companies plan to form a joint venture, […]

Threat from global warming heightened in latest UN report

Apr. 2, 2014 at 7:45 am CDT

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new high, led by discount to cash prices

Apr. 1, 2014 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn extend rally on supply concerns, wheat falls

Apr. 1, 2014 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn soars on smaller-than-expected supply, planting data

Mar. 31, 2014 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs close lower on bearish hog data

Mar. 31, 2014 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed lower on Monday, recovering somewhat from a limit-down open in response to a recent bearish USDA hog report. CME feeder and live cattle were also lower, with feeders pressed by a jump in Chicago Board of Trade corn prices after the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. hog herd decline less than expected despite PEDv

Mar. 28, 2014 at 5:51 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd shrank less than feared in the latest quarter compared with a year earlier, leaving it well above average trade forecasts, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed Friday. The data suggests the spread of the deadly porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) was not as […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on forecast for rains, but gains for week

Mar. 28, 2014 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell two per cent on Friday, pressured by forecasts for rains next week in parched southern Plains growing regions and as investors squared positions ahead of key U.S. planting and stocks data due on Monday. Corn and soybeans were nearly unchanged in subdued […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end firm in choppy action before USDA report

Mar. 28, 2014 at 3:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures settled firmer on Friday after a volatile day of trading before the highly anticipated U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report at 2 p.m. CT. Analysts’ estimates for USDA’s Friday report varied widely, reflecting uncertainty about how much the data will […]

By Theopolis Waters

Prairie farmers load U.S.-bound grain trucks to beat backlog

Mar. 27, 2014 at 4:21 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Truckloads of Canadian canola and wheat are flowing briskly into U.S. crushing plants and elevators, as Canada’s farmers seek to get round an unprecedented backlog of crops destined for ports. A record-smashing Canadian harvest and brutal winter have overwhelmed Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways (CN, […]

By Rod Nickel