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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle in biggest one-day jump in seven months

Jan. 2, 2015 at 5:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lightly-traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle on Friday climbed two per cent, their biggest daily increase in seven months, led by live cattle market advances, traders said. Fund buying and buy stops surfaced after January and March surpassed their respective 20-day moving average of 221.46 cents […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-month low on technicals, rising world supply

Jan. 2, 2015 at 5:04 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Bumper crops drag soy to biggest yearly loss in decade

Dec. 31, 2014 at 3:27 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end session weaker

Dec. 31, 2014 at 3:21 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Hong Kong culls chickens, suspends imports after H7 bird flu found

Dec. 31, 2014 at 2:56 pm CST

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U.S. drone rules remain in hangar in 2014

Dec. 31, 2014 at 2:45 pm CST

New York | Reuters — The United States missed a year-end deadline for publishing new rules on remote-control aircraft, delaying an eagerly awaited step toward using drones in everything from farming to package delivery. Businesses have been clamouring for rules to allow commercial drone flights, fearing the U.S. is falling […]

By Alwyn Scott Roberta Rampton

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weaker on profit taking

Dec. 30, 2014 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished lower in choppy trading on Tuesday, pressured by profit-taking that outpaced initial buying led by bullish fundamentals, traders said. December, which will expire on Wednesday, closed 0.625 cent per pound lower at 165.875 cents, and February was down 0.3 cent […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on technical selling, drags corn lower

Dec. 30, 2014 at 4:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled on Tuesday on profit taking and technical selling and as the dollar’s strengthening against the euro added to already-challenging U.S. wheat export prospects. Corn followed wheat lower in a profit-taking setback after the market hit a near six-month high the previous day, […]

By Karl Plume

S. Korea to disinfect farms as FMD, bird flu spread

Dec. 30, 2014 at 11:58 am CST

Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea will disinfect farms around the country over the new year and limit the transport of animals, stepping up its effort to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that has spread close to the capital as well as bird flu. The foot-and-mouth among hogs had […]

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India reportedly considering import tax on pulses

Dec. 30, 2014 at 11:33 am CST

New Delhi | Reuters — India, the world’s biggest importer of pulses, is considering a 10 per cent tax on overseas purchases of pulses to support local farmers, a government official said Tuesday. The government is also considering to lift a ban on exports of pulses and edible oils, the […]

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