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Cargill reports lower Q1 profit amid slumping grain markets

Oct. 7, 2014 at 6:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Cargill, a top global commodities trader, said Tuesday its quarterly earnings fell as global grain and oilseed prices tumbled in anticipation of a record-large U.S. harvest and as turmoil in some countries impacted its operations. Minneapolis-based Cargill noted its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31 was […]

Yara finance chief to lead CF merger talks after CEO fired

Oct. 7, 2014 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Gwladys Fouche Joachim Dagenborg

U.S. foods labeled ‘natural’ often contain GMOs, group reports

Oct. 7, 2014 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

U.S. livestock: Higher beef prices drive CME live cattle to new high

Oct. 7, 2014 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn extend winning streaks

Oct. 7, 2014 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Freeze hits U.S. northern crops, rains to slow southern harvest

Oct. 7, 2014 at 2:52 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A weekend freeze across the northern Plains and upper U.S. Midwest likely hurt immature corn and soybean plants, reducing crop quality more than yields, agricultural meteorologists said Monday. Morning weekend lows in the Dakotas, Minnesota, northern Iowa and Nebraska ranged from the mid-20s to low 30s […]

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. farmers latest to sue Syngenta over corn China rejected

Oct. 7, 2014 at 2:37 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Farmers from the biggest U.S. corn-growing states have sued Syngenta over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China, joining global exporters in pursuing damages from the Swiss-based company. In coordinated lawsuits filed on Friday in federal courts in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas and […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy surges, corn up as harvest slows

Oct. 6, 2014 at 3:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Monday on concerns that the slowing pace of harvest in the U.S. Midwest will delay deliveries of much-needed supplies, traders said. “We have got a wetter forecast,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities in Lafayette, Indiana. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs charge higher as funds buy

Oct. 6, 2014 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs futures closed sharply higher Monday, supported by short-covering and fund buying after contracts surpassed key technical resistance levels, traders said. October hogs closed 1.575 cents per pound higher at 107.175 cents (all figures US$). December finished at 95.875 cents, 2.85 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

Brazil soy exporters to police Monsanto seeds, for fee

Oct. 3, 2014 at 4:43 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — At least one soybean exporter in Brazil has agreed with Monsanto to collect royalties, in exchange for a fee, from farmers who planted genetically engineered seeds marketed by the company, according to industry sources. The landmark deal, already finalized by a firm that declined to […]

By Caroline Stauffer