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India notifies WTO of $56B farm support in 2010-11

Sep. 11, 2014 at 10:05 am CDT

Geneva | Reuters –– India spent US$56.1 billion on support for farmers in 2010-11, it said in a World Trade Organization filing on Wednesday, a document that will be pored over for evidence that it breached agreed limits on agricultural subsidies. The U.S. and other WTO members have strongly criticized […]

U.S. lawmakers fault rail sector for slow service, profits

Sep. 11, 2014 at 10:00 am CDT

By patrick-rucker

Wal-Mart joins U.S. crop-tour fever seeking food chain edge

Sep. 10, 2014 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

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

Sep. 10, 2014 at 6:02 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat set new contract lows before USDA reports

Sep. 10, 2014 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Russian farming giant counts on boost from sanctions

Sep. 9, 2014 at 7:20 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russian farming conglomerate Rusagro Group hopes the state will help it boost pork output to replace Western imports banned in tit-for-tat moves over Ukraine, but is still waiting for funds from a previous subsidy program. Its situation highlights the broad scramble for state funding in Russia […]

By Olga Sichkar

U.S. livestock: Strong pork prices boost hogs more than two per cent

Sep. 9, 2014 at 6:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed up over two per cent on Tuesday, lifted by the bounce in wholesale pork values and cash price optimism, traders said. October closed 2.7 cents per pound higher at 105.775 cents, and December up 2.2 cents at 98.25 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: New-crop soybeans fall below $10 as big harvest looms

Sep. 9, 2014 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. benchmark new-crop soybean futures dropped below US$10 a bushel on Tuesday, pressured by strong yield reports from the start of the harvest and diminished fears about frost in the Midwest, traders said. New-crop futures in soybeans, corn and wheat all fell to contract lows, fueling […]

By Julie Ingwersen

No crash in U.S. farmland seen despite tumbling grain prices

Sep. 8, 2014 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — David Fullington paid a “ridiculous” price of US$13,600 an acre for a 200-acre farm in Illinois within the last year and says he and his partners would probably bid again for prime land that is in tight supply, despite tumbling grain prices. “No regrets at all,” […]

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower as funds roll positions

Sep. 8, 2014 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday as funds rolled their positions by selling the October contract and buying deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in CME’s live cattle and hog markets shifted October long positions further back in a procedure known as […]

By Theopolis Waters