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Analysts expect China to issue grain import quotas after state sales end

Jan. 9, 2015 at 10:42 am CST

Beijing | Reuters — China’s grain imports could plummet this year, with the government determined to sell off as much of its bulging state grain reserves as possible before it finally grants mills permission to buy overseas, analysts said. In previous years, private mills were normally allocated grain import quotas […]

Cargill profit surges as lower grain prices spur demand

Jan. 8, 2015 at 7:40 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Brazil exported 3.3 per cent more beef in 2014, industry says

Jan. 8, 2015 at 5:39 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn slump as export demand weakens

Jan. 8, 2015 at 5:35 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hogs near two-year low in active fund selloff

Jan. 8, 2015 at 5:22 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Monsanto profit falls, less sharply than Street expected

Jan. 7, 2015 at 3:25 pm CST

Reuters — Monsanto on Wednesday reported a 34 per cent drop in quarterly profit, in part because of lower planted corn acreage in South America and a shift in timing of some sales, but the decline was less steep than analysts expected. Shares of the world’s largest seed company, which […]

By Carey Gillam

U.S. grains: Corn drops as ethanol stocks build

Jan. 7, 2015 at 3:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 2.2 per cent on Wednesday, dropping below the key US$4 a bushel level on pressure from an industry report that showed demand from the ethanol sector was waning. Wheat futures also declined on concerns about a strong dollar hitting export demand for […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally in anticipation of cash price rebound

Jan. 7, 2015 at 2:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs turned higher Wednesday after initial selling, benefiting from sentiment that cash prices are about to bottom out soon, traders said. February closed 0.75 cent per pound higher at 79.325 cents, and April finished up 0.525 cents at 81.875 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

Researchers identify new PEDv strain in Minnesota

Jan. 7, 2015 at 10:24 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. researchers have identified a new strain of a hog disease that has wiped out millions of baby pigs, a sign the virus will keep mutating as producers work to contain it. A third strain of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) was detected in a Minnesota […]

By Tom Polansek

China expected to boost imports of protein-rich wheat

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:30 pm CST

Beijing/Singapore | Reuters — Chinese wheat buyers are likely to step up imports of higher quality grains to meet a domestic shortfall even though total overseas purchases are forecast to tumble this year due to bumper production at home, analysts and traders said. China, the world’s biggest wheat producer and […]

By Naveen Thukral Niu Shuping