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U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans close lower; corn firms

Sep. 16, 2014 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures fell Tuesday, with soy pressured by technical selling and forecasts for good harvest weather, while U.S. wheat supplies struggled to find traction on the export market despite trading at four-year lows. Corn firmed, with traders noting a round of bargain buying […]

U.S. lawmakers want to curb antibiotic use on farms

Sep. 16, 2014 at 2:20 pm CDT

By Brian Grow P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. SEC announces settlement with AgFeed over accounting fraud

Sep. 15, 2014 at 7:12 pm CDT

By sarah-n-lynch

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close mixed after volatile day

Sep. 15, 2014 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures rise; wheat dips on supply glut

Sep. 15, 2014 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Farmaceuticals: Poultry firms systematically feed low-dose antibiotics to flocks

Sep. 15, 2014 at 4:49 pm CDT

Atlanta/Chicago | Reuters — Major U.S. poultry firms are administering antibiotics to their flocks far more pervasively than regulators realize, posing a potential risk to human health. PART 1 OF A SERIES: Visit Part 2 and Part 3 here, or view the series in full HERE. Internal records examined by […]

By Brian Grow P.J. Huffstutter

Farmaceuticals: Problems at Foster Farms plants emerged amid salmonella outbreak

Sep. 15, 2014 at 4:43 pm CDT

Livingston, Calif. | Reuters — Sanitation problems at a slaughterhouse can promote the spread of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” by allowing dangerous bacteria to remain on meat that is shipped into the food supply. In the poultry industry, salmonella is a particular risk. PART 2 OF A SERIES: Visit Part 1 and […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Farmaceuticals: U.S. FDA has vetted just seven per cent of animal antibiotics for superbug risk

Sep. 15, 2014 at 4:40 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Scientists fear the widespread use of antibiotics on the farm may be a factor in the rise of “superbugs” — bacteria that grow resistant to drugs, infect humans and defy conventional medicines. PART 3 OF A SERIES: Visit Part 1 and Part 2 here, or […]

By Michael Erman

Early freeze looms for some crops amid U.S. bumper grain forecast

Sep. 12, 2014 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Maturing corn and soybeans in the northern U.S. Midwest may see an early freeze this weekend that could damage crops still far behind in development, with agronomists saying this year’s record harvests may be trimmed. Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin crops are immature after late planting […]

By Christine Stebbins

Cargill suing Syngenta over sale of GM corn banned by China

Sep. 12, 2014 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Cargill, the top U.S. grain exporter, sued a unit of Syngenta in a Louisiana state court on Friday for damages stemming from China’s rejection of genetically modified U.S. corn, which Cargill said cost the company more than US$90 million. Minnesota-based Cargill accuses Syngenta of exposing the […]

By Karl Plume Tom Polansek