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Korea says cattle found infected with foot-and-mouth

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:25 pm CST

Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea said Tuesday that foot-and-mouth had spread to a cattle farm in the country for the first time in more than three years, a blow to authorities battling to contain an outbreak of the disease. The outbreak was discovered around half a year ago on […]

U.S. grains: Wheat up as temperatures drop

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:13 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamentals sink CME hogs to near two-year low

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:08 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. allows imports of Irish beef, first EU shipments in 17 years

Jan. 5, 2015 at 4:14 pm CST

By Reuters

China frees prices of commodities, services in fresh reforms

Jan. 5, 2015 at 4:06 pm CST

By Reuters

Arctic air surge puts U.S. SRW wheat at risk of winterkill

Jan. 5, 2015 at 3:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — An arctic blast hitting the U.S. Midwest this week will put a third of the dormant soft red winter (SRW) wheat crop at risk of damage, agricultural meteorologists said Monday. “It looks like extensive sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday night in the soft wheat belt will leave […]

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans surge on technical, bargain buying

Jan. 5, 2015 at 3:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures rallied on Monday, rebounding from sharp losses on a round of bargain buying, traders said. “People are coming back from holiday and saying ‘look at how hard things got hit’ and maybe thinking that it was a little overdone,” said […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sag as funds sell; live cattle rise

Jan. 5, 2015 at 3:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Monday on sell stops and fund liquidation after nearby contracts drifted beneath technical support levels, traders said. February closed 1.375 cent per pound lower at 79.925 cents, below the 10-day moving average of 81.2 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

Shake Shack IPO comes amid hunger for premium burgers

Jan. 2, 2015 at 6:47 pm CST

New York | Reuters — Shake Shack Inc.’s filing this week for an initial public offering underscores a question for investors and foodies alike: How hungry are U.S. consumers for another burger chain? A key part of Shake Shack’s growth strategy involves expanding its locations beyond its New York base, […]

By Anjali Athavaley

Herders with machine guns intensify South Sudan land, food woes

Jan. 2, 2015 at 5:17 pm CST

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Tensions are rising in South Sudan as displaced pastoralists migrate onto lands occupied by farming communities, stoking a new series of conflicts in the war-torn nation and threatening food supplies, a United Nations official said Friday. Due to changes in migration patterns because of […]

By Chris Arsenault