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Staff, hog shortages leave Canada’s pork industry squealing

Oct. 14, 2014 at 5:52 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Shortages of hogs and packing plant workers in Canada, exacerbated by recent government restrictions, may severely cut hog processing and pork exports, helping to keep North American retail pork prices near record highs. Farmers in Canada, the world’s third-biggest pork shipper, are also bracing for the […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise, corn hits one-month high on harvest delays

Oct. 14, 2014 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle plunge limit-down

Oct. 14, 2014 at 3:14 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly lower as stocks slide

Oct. 10, 2014 at 5:50 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. sees 2015 pork output topping beef for first time in 62 years

Oct. 10, 2014 at 4:04 pm CDT

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall on big harvest, hedge pressure

Oct. 10, 2014 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures dropped on Friday, with big crops in focus following a U.S. Agriculture Department report that boosted already-record forecasts for U.S. production. Wheat futures closed higher after the USDA cut its outlook for domestic supplies in the closely watched […]

By Mark Weinraub

Ukraine to lose 111K acres to fighting in east

Oct. 10, 2014 at 1:49 pm CDT

Kiev | Reuters — Ukraine will lose around 45,000 hectares (about 111,200 acres) of its grains harvest due to fighting in eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk controlled by pro-Russian separatists, the agriculture ministry said Friday. Fighting between Ukrainian government forces and rebels has also damaged another 3,300 hectares (8,100 […]

USDA raises record U.S. corn, soybean crops again

Oct. 10, 2014 at 12:18 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean production in 2014 will be even higher than the record forecast a month ago, but somewhat below market expectations, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Friday. USDA made surprise cuts to U.S. and global wheat ending stocks for 2014-15, pushing wheat […]

By Ros Krasny

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall from record high as stocks plunge

Oct. 9, 2014 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, off an earlier record high, pressured by profit-taking following Wall Street’s tumble, traders said. U.S. stocks fell nearly two per cent on concerns over the pace of economic growth. Consumer caution about the economy could hurt […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat breaks six-session win streak

Oct. 9, 2014 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell 2.9 per cent from four-week highs on Thursday, with investors focusing on poor demand and plentiful global stocks ahead of a key government report, traders said. Corn and soybeans firmed, with corn notching its seventh straight day of gains. Both commodities received […]

By Mark Weinraub