Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures touched a one-month low on Wednesday and soybeans dropped on concern that a bird flu outbreak in the U.S. may cut feed demand, […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn touches one-month low, soy slips on bird flu concern
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pare early losses
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled flat to weaker on Wednesday, pressured by initial lower cash prices, but futures’ discounts to those cash values minimized losses, […] Read more
U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry
Chicago | Reuters — Faced with a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected millions of chickens and turkeys, the U.S. Agriculture Department could turn to what it has always […] Read more
Iowa reports biggest single U.S. outbreak of bird flu
Chicago | Reuters –– Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, found a lethal strain of bird flu in millions of hens at an egg-laying facility on Monday, the worst case […] Read more
Uncertainty over mustard acreage helps underpin market
CNS Canada –– Mustard acreage in Western Canada looks to remain relatively firm compared to last year’s total, according to an expert in the industry. However, he noted, ambiguity surrounding […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn lower on bird flu outbreak, planting progress
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday on planting progress in the world’s top producer, coupled with concerns about bird flu slowing […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs rally on short covering
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished higher on Tuesday, supported by short-covering in the wake of recent market losses, traders said. CME live cattle discounts to […] Read more
Opinions mixed ahead of StatsCan acreage report
CNS Canada –– An early spring and relatively dry fields across much of Western Canada should allow farmers to increase total seeded acreage in 2015, but most analysts only expect […] Read more
Oliver budget boosts capital gains exemption, trade funds
A higher lifetime capital gains exemption on sales of farm property, accelerated capital cost allowance for food processing equipment and, further out, more money to boost agrifood exports are among […] Read more
Eyes on election, Tories balance budget with asset sales
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Conservative government, seeking re-election this year, delivered a federal budget Tuesday that promised a slim surplus despite the oil price crash, while offering goodies to […] Read more
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