Chicago | Reuters — Cheaper grain prices, firmer live cattle prices coupled with tight supplies and good pasture boosted Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle values into record territory on Thursday, […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME feeder, live cattle end higher on tight supplies
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans tumble on good weather, fund selling
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures dropped for a fourth straight day on Thursday, hitting the lowest point since February, as favorable Midwest crop weather bolstered expectations for a […] Read more
Quebec poultry co-op to buy P+H’s Butterball business
Winnipeg agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker has signed a deal to shed its P+H Foods poultry processing business, which includes the Canadian business for the U.S. turkey brand Butterball. Exceldor, […] Read more
Dairytown’s farmers approve merger into Agropur
New Brunswick butter co-operative Dairytown Products is expected to become part of major Quebec dairy co-op Agropur by month’s end, now that Dairytown’s farmers have approved the deal. The two […] Read more
Oat prices edging down, well off highs
CNS Canada — Canadian oat prices have dropped slightly after a brief incline last week, as the market took same direction from U.S. futures. “It has something to do with […] Read more
Wide range seen on Prairie canola cash market
CNS Canada –– Prairie farmers are seeing better prices than earlier this winter for their canola in the cash market, but values vary widely as some regions are seeing better […] Read more
CBOT soybeans, corn becoming weather markets
CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, with good crop prospects across the Midwest weighing on values. […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Bounce unlikely for oversold canola
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures moved slightly lower during the week ended Wednesday, as a large sell-off in wheat and favourable weather conditions pressured canola values. While […] Read more
France tries to limit EU farm aid repayment bill
Brussels/Paris | Reuters — France said Wednesday it would negotiate to limit a European Commission claim over unduly paid farm subsidies that could potentially lead to a 1.8 billion-euro bill […] Read more
PEDv disrupts U.S. trade more than expected, USDA official says
Des Moines | Reuters –– The impact of a deadly pig virus on U.S. trade is mounting, with 11 countries limiting imports of live hogs and one banning pork imports, […] Read more
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