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Ohio finds new pig virus

Feb. 13, 2014 at 7:13 pm CST

Reuters — A new swine virus, distinct from the deadly PEDv pig virus, has been found in fecal samples taken from four different farms in Ohio last month and early this month, the Ohio Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. This is only the second time the virus has been reported […]

Cuba to postpone foreign investment law, diplomats say

Feb. 13, 2014 at 6:59 pm CST

By Marc Frank

U.K. floods pose threat to animal welfare, farm investment

Feb. 13, 2014 at 6:53 pm CST

By Nigel Hunt

U.S. grains: Soy surges on exports, technical buying boosts wheat

Feb. 13, 2014 at 5:21 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Ag crowdfunding platform launches first deal

Feb. 12, 2014 at 5:21 pm CST

By Carey Gillam

U.S. grains: Soy drops as China cancels U.S. imports

Feb. 12, 2014 at 4:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday due to waning demand for U.S. supplies from China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed, traders said. Wheat and corn futures reversed earlier gains to close lower on a bout of technical selling. Private exporters reported the cancellation of 270,000 […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Plentiful supplies weigh on corn; wheat, soy firm

Feb. 12, 2014 at 4:32 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures eased on Tuesday, weighed down by weakness in the cash market and an ample supply cushion, traders said. Wheat firmed, buoyed for the second day in a row by the U.S. government’s surprise cut to its domestic ending stocks estimate while soybeans rose […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures settle mixed

Feb. 10, 2014 at 3:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished mixed on Monday as investors bought the February contract and sold deferred months as they priced in last week’s cash returns, traders said. February live cattle closed up 0.3 cent per pound at 141.5 cents and April ended down […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on USDA report; corn, soy weaken

Feb. 10, 2014 at 2:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged on Monday due to the U.S. Agriculture Department’s bigger-than-expected cut to the domestic supply picture while corn and soybean futures sagged. Surging export demand for U.S. supplies, which ramped up after wheat prices fell to a 3-1/2-year low late last month, keyed […]

By Mark Weinraub

Obama signs sprawling U.S. Farm Bill, lauds rural progress

Feb. 7, 2014 at 4:17 pm CST

East Lansing, Mich. | Reuters — In a large barn smelling faintly of horses, President Barack Obama signed the US$956 billion farm bill into law on Friday, comparing the five-year law to “a Swiss Army knife” because of the variety of ways it can support jobs in America. “It multi-tasks,” […]

By Roberta Rampton