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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm after USDA report

Nov. 10, 2014 at 4:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell one per cent on Monday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its estimate of the record harvest in a monthly report and left its view of ending stocks unchanged, traders said. Corn closed higher after USDA surprised traders […]

U.S. livestock: Weather talk extends CME hog futures advances

Nov. 10, 2014 at 3:29 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

USDA trims bin-busting U.S. corn crop, raises soybeans again

Nov. 10, 2014 at 3:25 pm CST

By Ros Krasny

USDA clears GMO potato with lower cancer risk

Nov. 7, 2014 at 7:18 pm CST

By Ros Krasny

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs finish strong for the week

Nov. 7, 2014 at 2:50 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat posts first weekly loss since September

Nov. 7, 2014 at 2:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped for the fourth day in a row on Friday as U.S. exporters struggled to compete in an export market laden with supplies from around the globe, traders said. Corn prices also fell, with investors staking out positions ahead of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. groups suing FDA over ractopamine approvals

Nov. 7, 2014 at 2:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– A group of environmental and public health groups sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, seeking to set aside the agency’s approvals for feed additives containing ractopamine that are used to boost the weight of cattle and pigs. The groups, in two related lawsuits […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Australia, China on track to sign lucrative cattle deal

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:19 pm CST

Sydney / Reuters – Australia will export up to 1 million head of cattle a year to China, worth around A$1 billion ($856 million), to meet booming demand for red meat under a long-awaited deal set to be signed shortly, Australian officials said on Friday. Shipping live animals from Australia to China has been discussed for […]

By Reuters

U.S. weather forecaster slightly reduces El Nino outlook

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:11 pm CST

New York / Reuters – The U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday projected a 58 percent chance of El Nino developing during the Northern Hemisphere winter, reducing its outlook for the likelihood of the weather phenomenon in its monthly report.The Climate Prediction Center, an agency of the National Weather Service, said the […]

By Reuters

Russia’s winter grains still at risk despite warm weather – analyst

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:06 pm CST

* Warm November to help Russia’s winter grains – SovEcon * Says some farmers hold crops due to the falling rouble * SovEcon sees Nov. grain exports at 3.0-3.2 mln T Paris/Moscow / Reuters – Warm weather last week did not eliminate risks for Russia’s fragile winter grain plantings, said a […]

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