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Canada’s West Coast ports offer little relief from U.S. delays

Dec. 16, 2014 at 5:56 pm CST

Vancouver | Reuters — Gridlock at U.S. West Coast ports that has forced McDonald’s to ration French fries at its Japanese restaurants and interrupted supplies to retailers such as Lululemon is unlikely to be alleviated by routing cargoes through Canada, whose Pacific ports face their own problems. Capacity is already […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle drop limit fourth straight session

Dec. 16, 2014 at 5:17 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

China approves Syngenta’s Viptera corn: reports

Dec. 16, 2014 at 4:52 pm CST

By Reuters

Russia restricts grain export certificates for some countries, trade sources say

Dec. 16, 2014 at 4:16 pm CST

By Reuters

Russia should limit grain exports via offshore firms, ag minister says

Dec. 15, 2014 at 7:09 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Wheat up two per cent on Russia export uncertainty, technicals

Dec. 15, 2014 at 7:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose two per cent on Monday on a mix of chart-based buying and uncertainty over Russian grain export policy, traders said. Soybeans fell, pressured by a monthly industry report showing a smaller-than-expected November soy crush. Corn ended higher, but gains […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower

Dec. 15, 2014 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Monday on fund liquidation and bearish fundamentals, traders said. December ended down 0.075 cent per pound at 161.975 cents and February ended 0.425 cent/lb. lower at 161.75 cents (all figures US$). Even though the overall supply of […]

By Meredith Davis

Cargill sees $1B investment in Indonesia, eyes poultry sector

Dec. 13, 2014 at 2:06 pm CST

Jakarta | Reuters — Cargill may invest US$1 billion in Indonesia over the next three to four years, with a focus on entering the poultry sector and expanding its palm business there, the CEO of the top global commodities trader said Tuesday. Earlier this year, Indonesia entered talks to resume […]

By michael-taylor

Argentine state bank to cut off farmers who hoard soy

Dec. 13, 2014 at 1:55 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s main state bank will deny credit to farmers who are holding onto soybeans as a hedge against inflation, a top official said on Friday, as the government cracks down on crop hoarding as part of a campaign to build up its dollar reserves. The […]

By Hugh Bronstein

Syngenta sees China approving contentious GM corn soon

Dec. 12, 2014 at 8:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Syngenta expects to win Chinese government approval soon for imports of a type of genetically modified corn at the center of lawsuits over U.S. grain shipments rejected by Beijing, a company spokesman said Friday. Syngenta, one of the world’s largest seed companies, will make an announcement […]

By Tom Polansek