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S. Korea ramps up disinfection after north’s FMD outbreak

Feb. 20, 2014 at 3:51 pm CST

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has stepped up disinfection of citizens returning from North Korea after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs in the communist state. Workers in the Kaesong industrial complex jointly run with North Korea, as well as people crossing the border for reunions with family […]

Wal-Mart forecast disappoints as grocery business struggles

Feb. 20, 2014 at 2:56 pm CST

By Phil Wahba

South Africa must wait to export meat despite fixing FMD

Feb. 19, 2014 at 4:25 pm CST

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip from five-month peak; corn, wheat rally

Feb. 19, 2014 at 4:20 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Trading limits expand for CBOT oats on Prairie rail jams

Feb. 19, 2014 at 4:01 pm CST

AAFC expects fewer wheat acres, more canola

Feb. 19, 2014 at 2:00 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s farmers will likely plant less wheat and more canola this year, and harvests of both will fall short of last year’s record-smashing levels as yields return to normal, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said Tuesday. AAFC forecast plantings of 24.7 million acres of all-wheat in 2014/15, […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on firm soyoil, S. American weather

Feb. 18, 2014 at 6:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged to a five-month high on Tuesday on robust demand and concerns about smaller crops in key exporters Brazil and Argentina due to adverse weather. Short covering lifted wheat for a third straight session amid strong cash prices and tight domestic stocks following […]

By Karl Plume

Obama pledges help for drought-stricken California

Feb. 18, 2014 at 10:43 am CST

Los Banos, Calif. | Reuters — U.S. President Barack Obama toured parts of California’s drought zone on Friday and pledged to speed help to the No. 1 farm state, but he said harsh weather in the U.S. will get worse until more steps are taken to address climate change. California […]

By Steve Holland

Japan eyes trade pact concessions as talks with U.S. begin

Feb. 18, 2014 at 5:17 am CST

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan could make concessions on tariffs on some sensitive farm products, a key cabinet minister said Tuesday, as U.S. and Japanese officials began talks ahead of next week’s high-level multilateral negotiations on a U.S.-led free trade deal. A deal between the U.S. and Japan, the two […]

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally on technical buying; corn firms

Feb. 14, 2014 at 3:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, hitting their highest level in 5-1/2 weeks on technical buying after prices passed through key benchmarks, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat rose on four of the last five trading sessions and the front-month contract notched […]

By Mark Weinraub