Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Tuesday after a choppy session in which anticipation of stronger cash prices overshadowed slack wholesale beef demand, […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after wild ride
BSE case’s traceout continues
Federal officials tracing out the herdmates of Canada’s 19th domestic case of BSE expect to have their final report on the case ready in late fall. Confirmed Feb. 11 as […] Read more
Sunflowers look good in field, flat in market
CNS Canada — While many Canadian crops are wishing for more rain right now, one expert sees sunflowers, primarily grown in Manitoba, doing relatively fine for moisture. “There’s no weather […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids mostly higher with U.S. futures
CNS Canada — Cash bids for western Canadian wheat were mostly higher during the week ended Friday, with gains in U.S. futures providing some support. Average Canada Western Red Spring […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market consolidates
Western Canadian feeder cattle markets continue to consolidate at the higher levels. Most auction markets were closed due to the Canada Day holiday, so all eyes were on focused south […] Read more
For Chicago futures traders, one final round in the ring
Chicago | Reuters –– A few dozen Chicago traders donned their multicoloured jackets to trade soybean and Eurodollar futures the old-fashioned way one last time on Monday, marking the end […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on improved U.S. weather, Greece jitters
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures dropped on Monday as lighter-than-expected U.S. rainfall eased fears about soggy Midwest crops while worries over Greece and China led investors […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog supplies, post-holiday slump cool CME futures
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures remained mostly sluggish on Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as traders wrestled with strengthening grain prices, tight supplies of market-ready cattle, and […] Read more
Canterra, Limagrain plan cereal breeding j.v.
Canada’s recent moves to tighten protections of plant breeders’ rights are getting the credit for encouraging a new private-sector joint venture in cereal seed development for the Prairie market. Canterra […] Read more
PotashCorp says can address K+S concerns about tie-up
Frankfurt | Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp said it was confident of addressing concerns raised by K+S over its 7.9 billion euro (C$11 billion) takeover proposal for the German potash miner, […] Read more
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