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Australian drought seen staying until 2015, likely to boost cattle slaughter

Sep. 25, 2014 at 3:32 am CDT

Sydney | Reuters –– Drought conditions across Australia’s east coast are unlikely to improve before 2015, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said, fuelling expectations that beef supply from the world’s No. 3 exporter may beat estimates as wilting pastures force farmers to slaughter more animals. Queensland, Australia’s largest cattle producing […]

Japan, U.S. remain apart in trade talks, dealing blow for TPP

Sep. 25, 2014 at 3:26 am CDT

By Krista Hughes

Brazil soy farmers start planting expected record crop

Sep. 24, 2014 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Caroline Stauffer

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat bounce from four-year lows

Sep. 24, 2014 at 3:58 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cash price uncertainty weakens CME hogs

Sep. 24, 2014 at 3:39 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Canadian fertilizer firms brace for fall in U.S. crop prices

Sep. 24, 2014 at 2:27 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian fertilizer companies PotashCorp and Agrium are bracing for a pullback in demand from U.S. farmers due to sliding crop prices, but say any slump is unlikely to be severe. The prospect for a record-large U.S. corn crop has dragged Chicago nearby corn futures to a […]

By Rod Nickel

CME says no current plans to introduce VSR in corn futures

Sep. 24, 2014 at 2:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group, owner of the Chicago Board of Trade grain exchange, said on Wednesday it had no immediate plans to introduce its controversial variable storage rate (VSR) scheme in its CBOT corn futures, the world pricing benchmark for the biggest and most valuable feed grain. “We […]

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end mixed after choppy session

Sep. 23, 2014 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed narrowly mixed on Tuesday after a volatile session, pressured by lower wholesale beef values but supported by futures’ discount to last week’s cash prices, traders said. October live cattle finished down 0.05 cent per pound at 155.45 cents, and December […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink to four-year lows as harvest advances

Sep. 23, 2014 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to four-year lows on Tuesday as mild and mostly dry weather across the U.S. Midwest is expected to boost the harvest of record crops. Wheat fell in tandem with retreating corn and soy, anchored by plentiful global supplies and strong […]

By Karl Plume

CN fines over grain shipments to proceed, Ritz says

Sep. 23, 2014 at 1:58 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government dismissed on Tuesday complaints from Canadian National Railway (CN) that fines for failing to ship the required minimum amounts of grain were unfair because there was not enough demand. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said there was a backlog of grain waiting for CN […]

By Randall Palmer