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Sep. 11, 2014 at 5:54 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union halted an aid plan for fruit and vegetable growers hit by a Russian import ban after Polish farmers claimed far more compensation than EU officials reckon the entire bloc exports to Russia in a year. An EU official said none of the 125 […]

Sep. 11, 2014 at 5:51 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Freezing temperatures covered much of Alberta early Thursday, raising the risk of damage to wheat, barley and canola crops that did not fully develop. Overnight temperatures included lows that were just slightly below freezing to well below, according to Environment Canada data. The national weather service […]

By Rod Nickel

Sep. 11, 2014 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures retreated on Thursday after investors pocketed profits in anticipation of steady or lower cash prices, traders said. October live cattle ended at 157.375 cents per pound, 2.325 lower, and December fell 2.4 cents to 159.7 (all figures US$). Futures slid […]

By Theopolis Waters

Sep. 11, 2014 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures tumbled to four-year lows on Thursday as the U.S. government raised its forecasts for record-large harvests above analysts’ estimates. Projections for the biggest global grain crop ever added pressure to prices, knocking nearby wheat futures below $5 a bushel for the […]

By Tom Polansek

Sep. 11, 2014 at 5:12 pm CDT

Reuters — Forty-seven miners were reported to be trapped underground in one of PotashCorp’s Saskatchewan potash mines as of Thursday afternoon, but the company said the workers were safe and it expected to rescue them soon. Fire started around 4 p.m. local time on Wednesday in a water truck inside […]