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U.S. grains: Wheat soars to 10-month high on crop worries

Mar. 19, 2014 at 3:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a 10-month high on Wednesday on concerns dust storms and dry conditions will hurt harvests in the southern Plains states. Soybean futures hit an eight-session high on projections that strong domestic and export demand could prevent inventories from recovering from last […]

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures close mixed after volatile session

Mar. 19, 2014 at 2:50 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures gain, but slip from record high

Mar. 18, 2014 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Railways report progress on easing grain logjam

Mar. 18, 2014 at 4:20 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on mounting supply worries

Mar. 18, 2014 at 2:45 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Truckers’ strike at Vancouver continues

Mar. 17, 2014 at 6:08 pm CDT

Vancouver | Reuters –– A two-and-a-half week container truck driver strike at Port Metro Vancouver was set to continue Monday after a government and port authority plan to end the job action at Canada’s largest port failed to make headway on the weekend. The 14-point plan, revealed late Thursday by […]

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as concerns ease about Ukraine crisis

Mar. 17, 2014 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain futures dropped on Monday in profit-taking after concerns eased about political upheaval in Ukraine affecting grain shipments. Wheat pulled back after the May contract on Friday rose two per cent over Ukraine, the world’s third largest corn exporter and a major wheat exporter. Crimeans […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cash prices again spike CME hogs to new high

Mar. 17, 2014 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures marked a new high for a third straight session as tight supplies continued to drive up prices for market-ready hogs, traders said on Monday. Packers are finding it hard to buy hogs as the deadly porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) reduces […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures rise with cash prices

Mar. 14, 2014 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Friday, boosted by short-covering following better-than-expected prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. “Futures played catch up with cash prices after packers built up enough margin to push for supplies this week. Folks are watching the cutout […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat up two per cent on weather, Ukraine concerns

Mar. 14, 2014 at 4:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose two per cent on Friday, extending a rally on worries about dry weather limiting crop production in the U.S. Plains and ongoing fears that supplies from Ukraine will be disrupted due to political turmoil, traders said. The strength in wheat lent support […]

By Mark Weinraub