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Argentina to restrict wheat export permits if low prices paid

Jan. 31, 2015 at 2:28 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Wheat exporters who buy the grain from Argentina’s farmers will not be issued permits if they pay the growers significantly less than the international price for the crop, the government said Friday. The announcement, by Economy Minister Axel Kicillof, followed complaints by local producers that […]

Husband of B.C. woman with H7N9 also infected

Jan. 30, 2015 at 8:12 pm CST

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Aggressive herd expansion reverses shrinking U.S. cattle supply

Jan. 30, 2015 at 4:42 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on month-end fund selling

Jan. 30, 2015 at 4:20 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle post gains after wild ride

Jan. 30, 2015 at 3:12 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

JBS expands Utah beef plant as cattle supply squeezes rivals

Jan. 29, 2015 at 6:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– JBS USA, one of the top U.S. meat processors, said Thursday it will expand a Utah beef processing facility, even as some of its rivals have been shuttering plants because of tight cattle supplies. The project is notable because the U.S. cattle herd has fallen to […]

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PotashCorp’s profit beats on higher potash sales

Jan. 29, 2015 at 5:47 pm CST

Reuters — PotashCorp, the world’s biggest fertilizer company by market capitalization, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong potash sales, but its 2015 outlook disappointed. Saskatoon-based PotashCorp sold 2.5 million tonnes of potash, the most ever in a fourth quarter and up 42 per cent year over year. Its average realized […]

Japan seen set to cut beef, pork tariffs in TPP talks

Jan. 29, 2015 at 5:33 pm CST

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan is prepared to cut its high import tariffs on beef and pork and slightly ease tight restrictions on rice imports for U.S. producers, in a rush to seal an ambitious Pacific trade deal, Japanese media said Friday. Tokyo’s reported concessions come as talks accelerate with […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies, rebounds from three-month low

Jan. 29, 2015 at 5:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Thursday, halting a six-session slide and rebounding from a three-month low after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported larger-than-expected weekly export sales. Corn and soybeans both closed lower. At the CBOT, March wheat settled up 2-1/2 cents at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures slump, but off session lows

Jan. 29, 2015 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, pressured by profit taking before the last trading day of the month on Friday, traders said. Earlier, February and April triggered sell stops and fund liquidation after falling below the 10-day moving average of 152.95 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters