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Canada’s wheat exports dogged by quality complaints

Dec. 3, 2014 at 4:50 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Buyers of Canadian wheat are increasingly complaining about quality ever since Ottawa changed how its biggest crop is sold and inspected, raising the risk the world’s third largest exporter will lose sales to rivals such as the U.S. EDITOR’S NOTE: Click HERE to read a Dec. […]

Asian markets block Canadian poultry over bird flu

Dec. 3, 2014 at 3:18 pm CST

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Cargill recalling beef sold at Walmarts in Canada

Dec. 2, 2014 at 7:53 pm CST

By Allison Martell Rod Nickel

Brazil regulator lifts suspension of JBS Foods’ IPO

Dec. 2, 2014 at 7:35 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Dec. 2, 2014 at 7:31 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn plunge on South American weather, technicals

Dec. 2, 2014 at 7:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 2.1 per cent to their lowest in more than five weeks on Tuesday on good conditions for growth in Brazil and Argentina, technical pressure and a steep decline in soyoil prices, traders said. The South American weather also weighed on corn futures, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on Black Sea woes, short-covering

Dec. 1, 2014 at 7:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged 5.2 per cent to nearly a six-month high on Monday on concerns about a slowdown in exports from Russia and other countries in the Black Sea region. Soybean and corn futures were close to unchanged, although most contracts rose slightly after fluctuating […]

By Mark Weinraub

Russia says oil-for-goods deal with Iran could be sealed soon

Dec. 1, 2014 at 5:46 pm CST

Moscow | Reuters — Russia hopes a deal to supply grain and equipment to Iran in return for oil can be reached soon, Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said Sunday. The deal “will affect not only grain, there are broad lists of goods… We expect that (a deal) could be […]

Dry spell to create ideal conditions for Argentine grains

Dec. 1, 2014 at 5:40 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Heavy rains during the weekend will be followed by a dry spell across much of Argentina’s grains belt, creating ideal growing conditions for the 2014-15 corn and soy crop, a local meteorologist said on Monday. German Heinzenknecht, meteorologist with the (CCA) Applied Climatology Consultancy, said […]

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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle surge limit-up

Dec. 1, 2014 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lightly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle contracts on Monday closed up the maximum three-cents-per-pound daily price limit fuelled by live cattle futures’ rebound, traders said. Fund buying and buy stops contributed to CME feeder cattle market advances, they said. January ended at 234.075 cents and […]

By Theopolis Waters