Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s largest private land owner will sell its cattle operations, including the world’s largest ranch and an area equivalent in size to South Korea, to raise […] Read more
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Australia’s largest private land owner to sell cattle business
U.S. cuts poultry export forecast as avian flu spreads
Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. government on Thursday reduced its forecasts for poultry exports by nearly six per cent from last month due partly to an accelerating outbreak of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off early losses, hogs mixed
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained slightly on Thursday, reversing initial selling aided short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. April […] Read more
Pork prices near bottom but should climb soon, analyst says
CNS Canada — Over a year after porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) tore into North America’s hog supply, hog production is on the upswing — but the same can’t be said […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy nears six-month low as USDA lifts stocks outlook
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday to their lowest levels in nearly six months after the government lifted its outlook for global inventories slightly to a […] Read more
USDA raises U.S. corn end stocks view; cuts wheat, soy
Washington | Reuters –– The U.S. government raised its outlook for domestic corn supplies by less than expected on Thursday, while its lowered projection for soybean ending stocks was in […] Read more
Top court’s dismissal halts farmers’ suit over CWB assets
The bulk of a proposed class action by four Prairie farmers, over what they called the federal government’s “expropriation” of Canadian Wheat Board assets, has hit its final wall. The […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy watching weather for direction
CNS Canada –– Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean markets moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but stayed within their recent trading ranges. “We haven’t broken down out […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn drops ahead of USDA report, wheat mostly lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell for the third day in a row on Wednesday as traders staked out positions ahead of a government report that was expected […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat while awaiting cash trade
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Wednesday after investors pocketed profits while waiting for this week’s prices for market-ready (cash) cattle, traders said. April […] Read more
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