Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains fell on Tuesday, with wheat futures down more than one per cent on pressure from plentiful global supplies and selling by investment funds on […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat falls one per cent on fund selling, Ukraine shipments
Korea lifts ban on beef from cattle fed Zilmax
Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has lifted a ban on animal feed additive zilpaterol in beef, a food ministry official said Tuesday. Seoul had earlier flagged that it intended […] Read more
Sask., B.C. reach deal on direct wine, spirits sales
Consumers in each of British Columbia and Saskatchewan may be able to order wine and craft spirits directly from the other province’s producers, starting next summer, without having to involve […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market remains variable
The western Canadian feeder cattle market continues to trade in a volatile fashion. Similar-quality cattle varied by as much as $10 per hundredweight (cwt) in some cases, especially on calves […] Read more
Western Sask. terminal owners approve CWB bid
Shareholders in western Saskatchewan’s Great Sandhills Terminal (GST) have unanimously approved an offer from the grain company formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board. CWB announced Friday it’s completed its […] Read more
Levinoff-Colbex beef plant to be sold for parts: report
A Quebec cattle producer group’s bid to buy and reopen the shuttered Levinoff-Colbex beef packing plant in the Centre-du-Quebec region has been rejected, according to the province’s main farm organization. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle supported by higher cash trade
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled up on Friday boosted by higher prices in the cash cattle market, traders said. Cash cattle, or market-ready cattle, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Rain forecast weighs on corn, soy, wheat futures
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybeans closed lower on Friday, flirting with contract lows on forecasts for rain that boosted confidence of bumper harvests for both crops this […] Read more
Jamaica re-opens to Canadian beef
Canadian beef producers have scored access to a long-closed market as Jamaica will again take Canadian product. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Trade Minister Ed Fast announced Monday that Jamaica […] Read more
Recently-seeded Argentine wheat threatened by rain
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Heavy rains in Argentina’s farm belt over recent days have increased the risk of wheat crop loss, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in its […] Read more
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