Chicago | Reuters — A selloff of Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures carried over into the third straight session on Friday, pressured by diminished seasonal beef demand and sentiment […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Fundamental woes extend losses for CME live cattle
Russia, Ukraine may cut grain crop forecasts as temperatures rise
Moscow/Kiev | Reuters — Major Black Sea wheat exporters Russia and Ukraine may cut their official 2015 grain crop forecasts as recent hot weather has raised the risks to plants […] Read more
U.S. old-crop soy, corn stocks miss forecasts
Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday cut its outlook for the supply of corn and soybeans that will be left over at the end of the […] Read more
Pitting supply management against U.S. subsidies seen as ‘unfair’
CNS Canada — How will Canada’s supply management system stack up against America’s domestic supports if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) comes to fruition? It’s a question that hasn’t been answered, […] Read more
K+S investors see PotashCorp deal within reach despite rebuff
Frankfurt | Reuters — Shareholders in takeover target K+S say a deal could be done because suitor PotashCorp’s main aim is to get control over its German rival’s ambitious Canadian […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rally ahead of USDA report
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged 2.9 per cent on Thursday on concerns that more rain in the U.S. Midwest would hinder crop development, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off session lows
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted losses on Thursday, hit by slumping wholesale beef demand and initial technical selling, traders said. But, short-covering and hopes […] Read more
CPSR wheat breeding program adopts ‘4-P’ model
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s breeding program for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat in Alberta is picking up new investment partners. AAFC, Canterra Seeds and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) […] Read more
Minogue: Biotech gets its due at international rapeseed forum
Saskatoon — How important is biotechnology to Prairie farmers? On his farm, Saskatchewan farmer Maurice Delage says, the net profit from canola is about $100 per acre, making it his […] Read more
Drought creates speed bump for cattle herd expansion
CNS Canada — Expansion efforts in Canada’s cattle sector are likely taking a breather right now, as a lack of rain in Alberta and Saskatchewan creates challenges for ranchers trying […] Read more
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