Reuters — Costco Wholesale Corp. is considering building a poultry-processing plant in Nebraska, according to a local development council, a move that would give the retailer tighter control over its […] Read more
Costco plans chicken plant in Nebraska
U.S. grains: Wheat surges over three per cent
Chicago | Reuters — Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade surged more than three per cent on Monday, notching their biggest daily gains since October as investors liquidated […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble on technical selloff, beef woes
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures fell to 1-1/2-month lows and feeder cattle declined by nearly three per cent on Tuesday in a technical selloff triggered by ample […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle, feeders mixed on beef declines
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures were flat to narrowly mixed on Monday as lower wholesale beef prices suggested demand for the meat was slowing, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs fall to 10-week lows on pork price losses
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs tumbled to the lowest in 10 weeks on Friday as pork price declines triggered selling by technical traders and investment funds, traders and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans jump on soymeal exports
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybeans were higher on Thursday, reversing from earlier losses as soymeal rallied on U.S. Department of Agriculture data showing the largest weekly soymeal sales in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn fall on profit-taking, dollar gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed prices fell on Wednesday, with soybeans retreating from five-month highs as investors took profits and as a rising dollar made the commodities […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy hits five-month high on technicals, fund buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain prices were mostly higher on Tuesday, with soybeans rising to their highest since October, on technical buying and worries that cold temperatures could damage […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as colder weather threatens crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat jumped as much as one per cent on Monday, led by gains in K.C. hard red winter wheat as extremely cold weather threatened to […] Read more
Gavilon names former ADM exec as CEO in management reshuffle
Reuters — Gavilon LLC has hired a former executive from rival Archer Daniels Midland to take the helm following a big reshuffle at Gavilon, a major U.S. grain merchant, in […] Read more
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