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China bans U.S. poultry, eggs imports amid avian flu fears

Jan. 12, 2015 at 4:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — China has banned all imports of U.S. poultry, poultry products and eggs amid recent reports of highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza found in the Pacific Northwest, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday. All such products currently en route to the country will either be […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall most since June on big global supplies

Jan. 12, 2015 at 3:59 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump to two-year low as funds roll positions

Jan. 12, 2015 at 3:52 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Ukraine says no grain export curbs planned

Jan. 10, 2015 at 2:16 pm CST

By Pavel Polityuk

Cargill to shutter U.S. turkey plant

Jan. 9, 2015 at 9:18 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: More fund sales drop CME live cattle limit-down

Jan. 9, 2015 at 6:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle nearby trading months closed down their three-cents-per-pound price limit on Friday, pressured by persistent fund liquidation as part of their yearly rebalancing of commodity allocations. Live cattle February and April closed at 160.6 cents and 159.425 cents, respectively (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain on export demand

Jan. 9, 2015 at 5:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed on Friday, supported by strong export demand, while wheat weakened slightly as traders evened up positions ahead of a key U.S. government report on crop production and supplies, traders said. Corn posted the biggest gain, rallying 1.5 percent. A round […]

By Mark Weinraub

Argentina denounces farmer soy hoarding, says hurts state income

Jan. 9, 2015 at 4:55 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine growers hoarding soybeans to protect themselves from inflation are hurting both state and farm income in the world’s No. 3 exporter of the oilseed, a top government official said Thursday. The South American country pioneered the use of plastic horizontal silos to stockpile grains. […]

By Hugh Bronstein

Egypt says wheat stocks enough to last until early May

Jan. 9, 2015 at 11:55 am CST

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s stock of wheat for its subsidized bread program will last until the first week of May, well into the start of the local harvest, after it bought 180,000 tonnes this week, Supplies Minister Khaled Hanafi said Friday. Hanafi said in a statement he expected new […]

By Reuters

China’s small dairy farmers dump milk as sector enters downturn

Jan. 9, 2015 at 11:52 am CST

Beijing | Reuters –– Small dairy farmers in China are dumping milk and selling cows as demand from processors slows in a sharp turnaround from last year, when a scramble for supplies prompted a huge surge in milk powder imports. Slower growth in milk product consumption, higher yields from modern […]

By Dominique Patton