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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle supported by fund buying, higher cash

Sep. 2, 2014 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Tuesday supported by fund buying and higher prices paid in the cash cattle market, traders said. The October CME live cattle touched its highest level since Aug. 7, fuelled by the higher cash trade. The October contract […]

U.S. grains: Wheat falls one per cent on fund selling, Ukraine shipments

Sep. 2, 2014 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Rain bogs down Prairies’ wheat, canola harvests

Sep. 2, 2014 at 3:18 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Korea lifts ban on beef from cattle fed Zilmax

Sep. 2, 2014 at 1:26 am CDT

California plan for water tunnels violates environmental rules: EPA

Aug. 29, 2014 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Joaquin Palomino

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle supported by higher cash trade

Aug. 29, 2014 at 3:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled up on Friday boosted by higher prices in the cash cattle market, traders said. Cash cattle, or market-ready cattle, sold in the U.S. Plains at $155 to $156 per hundredweight (cwt), traders said (all figures US$). Last week, cash […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. grains: Rain forecast weighs on corn, soy, wheat futures

Aug. 29, 2014 at 3:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybeans closed lower on Friday, flirting with contract lows on forecasts for rain that boosted confidence of bumper harvests for both crops this fall. The weather outlook, which called for rains across broad stretches of U.S. growing areas, also weighed on wheat futures […]

By Mark Weinraub

Recently-seeded Argentine wheat threatened by rain

Aug. 28, 2014 at 3:24 pm CDT

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Heavy rains in Argentina’s farm belt over recent days have increased the risk of wheat crop loss, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in its weekly crop progress report Thursday. Wheat in the South American grains powerhouse is planted mostly in May through July and […]

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism rallies CME live cattle

Aug. 28, 2014 at 2:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned up sharply on Thursday in anticipation of steady-to-better prices for market-ready or cash cattle this week, traders said. Futures drew more support from their discounts to last week’s cash cattle returns. August live cattle, which will expire on Friday, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on rising concerns about Black Sea exporters

Aug. 28, 2014 at 2:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.7 per cent to a three-week high on Thursday, supported by concerns that escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia would curtail shipments from those two key grain exporters, traders said. “The grains were reasonably stable overnight, until it was reported this morning […]

By Mark Weinraub