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U.S. grains: Soybeans at five-month high on sale to ‘unknown’

Feb. 25, 2014 at 6:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures notched a new five-month high on Tuesday after a U.S. Agriculture Department announcement of a large sale to an unknown destination sparked a round of buying by investment funds, traders said. Soybeans trimmed losses early in the session to gain for the fourth […]

CBOT oats run limit-up, hit record high on Prairie rail woes

Feb. 25, 2014 at 3:48 pm CST

Japan, U.S. fail to make headway in Pacific trade pact talks

Feb. 25, 2014 at 3:21 am CST

Railways step up service as Ottawa eyes tackling grain backlog

Feb. 25, 2014 at 1:43 am CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend run on S. America worries

Feb. 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. January cattle placements rise more than expected

Feb. 21, 2014 at 3:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in January increased nine per cent from a year earlier as record-high prices for cattle encouraged feedlots to bring in young calves for fattening, a government report showed on Friday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed January […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit five-month high on oilseed supply worries

Feb. 21, 2014 at 3:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied nearly one per cent to a five-month peak on Friday on concern about yield-cutting weather in South America and firm global oilseed markets. Corn futures fell for the first time in six sessions in a profit-taking setback ahead of the weekend and […]

By Karl Plume

Cost of Agrium potash expansion jumps on cold, wind

Feb. 21, 2014 at 12:56 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian fertilizer producer Agrium said Friday the cost of expanding its west-central Saskatchewan potash mine had jumped 25 per cent from the original estimate, after cold and windy weather hampered construction. The Calgary-based company plans to complete its project at Vanscoy, about 20 km southwest of Saskatoon, by […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on USDA acreage view

Feb. 20, 2014 at 4:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday, erasing losses made in the overnight trading session, on support from a government forecast for acreage expansion that came in below market expectations, traders said. Gains in the new-crop contracts outstripped old-crop offerings due to the plantings outlook. “While increased […]

By Mark Weinraub

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 […]

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