Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished up their three-cent-per-pound daily price limit on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and bargain hunting following the spike in wholesale beef […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on beef bounce
Man. edible bean harvest wraps up, hail damage evident
CNS Canada — Manitoba’s edible bean harvest is done, but markets are sitting little-traded and offering low prices to producers, analysts say. The effects of hail storms in south-central Manitoba […] Read more
Oat prices remain under pressure
CNS Canada –– Oat prices continue having trouble breaking through key resistance figures as harvest winds down across the Prairies. “They’re (prices) below what farmers like… having trouble breaking that […] Read more
Think Europe’s halting GMOs? It could be heading for more
Paris | Reuters — The large number of European countries opposing GMO cultivation may have given the impression the bloc is putting a brake on GMOs, but with new crops […] Read more
General Mills recalls 1.8M boxes of gluten-free Cheerios
Reuters — General Mills is recalling 1.8 million boxes of gluten-free Cheerios cereal because they may contain wheat, which can cause adverse reactions in people with gluten allergies. The company […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle prices collapse
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were traded $15 to $25 below week-ago levels, suffering one of the largest declines in history. Heavier replacement cattle led the market lower, trading down […] Read more
Western Canadian wheat bids stay rangebound
CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada stayed mainly rangebound during the week ended Monday. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$1 per […] Read more
U.S. grains: Prices rise on technicals, positioning before reports
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures strengthened on Monday as technical buying and positioning ahead of U.S. crop reports overshadowed concerns about poor export demand. Soybean oil […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Sagging beef prices drag on CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle resumed their recent downtrend on Monday after the seasonal drop in wholesale beef values trimmed last Friday’s futures gains, traders said. […] Read more
Historic TPP deal faces skeptics in U.S. Congress
Atlanta | Reuters –– Twelve Pacific Rim countries on Monday reached the most ambitious trade pact in a generation, aiming to liberalize commerce in 40 per cent of the world’s […] Read more
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