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Arctic blast hits U.S. Midwest, some wheat at risk of winterkill

Feb. 17, 2015 at 11:25 am CST

Chicago | Reuters –– An arctic blast hitting the heart of the U.S. Midwest soft red winter wheat belt this week will put 10 to 15 per cent of the dormant crop at risk of winterkill damage, agricultural meteorologists said Tuesday. While most of the northern Midwest wheat crop is […]

U.S. labour secretary to help reach West Coast port deal

Feb. 16, 2015 at 12:58 am CST

By Alex Dobuzinskis

S. Korea blocks Canadian beef again over BSE case

Feb. 15, 2015 at 8:18 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. approves first biotech apple that resists browning

Feb. 13, 2015 at 7:54 pm CST

By Carey Gillam

U.S. farmers hit hard by labour strife at West Coast ports

Feb. 13, 2015 at 7:38 pm CST

By Steve Gorman

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on cash price hopes, BSE report

Feb. 13, 2015 at 4:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted significant gains on Friday, in anticipation of higher cash prices and short-covering before Monday’s Presidents Day holiday in the U.S., traders said. News of Canada’s first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) since 2011 provided further support to CME […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rally to end week

Feb. 13, 2015 at 2:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose for the third consecutive day on Friday as demand for U.S. stocks of the oilseed remained strong while overseas buyers waited for supplies from the South American harvest to hit the market, traders said. Wheat futures jumped on a round of short […]

By Mark Weinraub

Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of farmland

Feb. 12, 2015 at 7:24 pm CST

Sydney | Reuters –– Australia tightened rules on Wednesday over foreign ownership of its agricultural land amid concerns that it is losing control of its own food security, slashing the amount beyond which land purchases would require regulatory approval. From March 1, foreign purchases of agricultural land over A$15 million […]

By Colin Packham

U.S. West Coast ports undergo partial shutdown

Feb. 12, 2015 at 5:55 pm CST

Los Angeles | Reuters –– The 29 ports on the U.S. West Coast were effectively closed to cargo freighters for the second time in less than a week on Thursday under a partial shutdown imposed by shipping lines and terminal operators in an escalating labour dispute with the dockworkers’ union. […]

By Steve Gorman

New Zealand declares partial drought, offers farm assistance

Feb. 12, 2015 at 5:44 pm CST

Wellington | Reuters — New Zealand has declared a drought in parts of the country’s South Island, offering financial assistance and tax relief to farmers after dry conditions have cut dairy production and increased sheep and beef slaughter rates. The government on Thursday said medium-scale drought conditions were affecting the […]

By Naomi Tajitsu