Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday as forecasts for rain in the U.S. Midwest added to expectations the crop should pass through key stages of development without stress, […] Read more
GRAINS: U.S. soy drops on rain forecasts; wheat rises on export hopes
LIVESTOCK: CME live cattle end lower, but off session bottoms
Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled lower on Friday, partly pressured by residual profit-taking and fund liquidation after Thursday’s deep losses, traders said. However, futures closed off […] Read more
Feds extend railway grain volume rules through harvest
Reuters — The Canadian government will require the country’s two big railways to ship more than the current minimum of 1 million tonnes of crops a week through the autumn […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids steady overall
CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat showed some improvement at many delivery points across Western Canada during the week ended Monday, and held steady […] Read more
U.S. grains: Prices hit multi-year lows as supply forecasts raised
Chicago | Reuters — Grain prices tumbled to their lowest levels in years on Friday, extending a weeks-long rout after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected that supplies will significantly […] Read more
Surging prices spark slight rise in Alta. rustling
CNS Canada –– A member of the RCMP’s cattle investigations unit in Alberta warns the high price of cattle seems to have drawn some unwanted attention. Cpl. Dave Heaslip has […] Read more
Minogue: Feed option may put carinata in Prairie rotations
Carinata is poised to become a more economical crop option for Prairie farmers now that the crop’s meal has the federal seal of approval. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently […] Read more
Horsemeat scandal prompts plan for EU fraud crackdown
The European Commission proposed more unannounced inspections of food companies and tougher fines for labelling fraud on Monday, after the discovery earlier this year that millions of Europeans ate horsemeat labelled as beef. If approved by EU governments and lawmakers, the new rules would force member states to impose fines equal to the financial gains[...]
U.S. live cattle futures sag with beef prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Monday on expectations that wholesale beef prices will soon set a seasonal high, traders and analysts said. They said prospects for […] Read more
Cargill profits sink as U.S. drought hits meat business
U.S. agrifood giant Cargill said on Tuesday that lingering pressure from a historic U.S. drought hurt its meat and grain operations, knocking quarterly earnings down 42 per cent. The worst […] Read more
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