Paris | Reuters –– Russia’s veterinary services has agreed to lift a ban on French live pigs, offal and fat imposed a year ago after an outbreak of African swine […] Read more
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France says Russia to lift ban on live pigs, some pork products
Russia may consider grain export ban, but not yet, deputy PM says
Moscow | Reuters — Russia might consider banning grain exports altogether if informal trade restrictions already in place fail to benefit the economy as hoped, a senior minister said Monday. […] Read more
Refiners urge EU to rethink renewables policy after oil collapse
Antwerp | Reuters –– European oil refiners urged the European Union on Monday to review laws calling for increased biodiesel content in road fuel because the cost of such renewables […] Read more
Prairie CWRS bids ease with U.S. futures, CPSR up
CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat deteriorated slightly during the week ended Friday, with losses in U.S. futures weighing on values. However, most […] Read more
Court tosses CP’s appeal on U.S.-bound grain interswitching
Confirming that a deal is as good as a fixed asset, a Prairie grain handler gets to keep using a lower-price rail route from Alberta into Montana, now that a […] Read more
Klassen: Feeders trade $2 to $6 higher
Western Canadian feeder cattle values started the year on a very strong tone. Lighter-weight calves under 700 pounds were a solid $4 to $6 higher in comparison to mid-December; replacements […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap eight-day losing skid
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle posted modest gains on Friday on short-covering before Monday’s Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday that snapped an eight-day string of losses, […] Read more
Argentina’s ‘Soy King’ abdicates in favor of biotech
Buenos Aires | Reuters –– The company that led the breakneck expansion of Argentine soy cultivation over the last two decades has quietly reduced the area it farms by more […] Read more
Russia’s domestic wheat prices decline due to export curbs
Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s domestic wheat prices have declined since the start of the year as the government has curbed exports with informal limits ahead of the introduction of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn rallies on bargain buying, export demand
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn rose 1.8 per cent on Friday for its biggest daily gain in about two weeks, rebounding from a nearly two-month low on support from […] Read more
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