Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina on Tuesday said it would once again allow cattle farmers to freely export beef to China, lifting a cap imposed earlier this year that […] Read more
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Argentina to restart beef exports to China after caps lifted
Argentina agrees short-term contract with river dredger
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s government has agreed a short-term deal with Belgian firm Jan de Nul to dredge the Parana River, a government source said Friday, a move […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall to lowest in three weeks
Hogs down off Monday's climb
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than three weeks on Tuesday as boxed beef prices continued to weaken amid […] Read more
Argentina extends beef export cap, stoking farm tensions
Move seen as 'giving markets to other countries'
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina extended beef export restrictions until the end of October on Tuesday, stoking tensions with the powerful farm sector as the government seeks to bolster […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Factors worth watching
Oats showing recent strength
MarketsFarm — Choppiness in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyoil, a potential increase in corn prices and an upcoming production report from Statistics Canada are factors on which grains analyst […] Read more
Argentina forms agency to manage cargo river, grain exporters worry
Added bureaucracy in grain shipping feared
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina said on Wednesday it had formed a new government agency to manage dredging operations needed to ensure navigation of the Parana River, which carries […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn climbs on weaker crop conditions
Soybeans mixed, wheat eases
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures climbed on Wednesday for a second day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut crop ratings on Monday afternoon, though beneficial rainfall across […] Read more
Brazil’s JBS imports 30 shiploads of corn from Argentina
Reuters – The world’s largest meatpacker JBS SA has imported 30 ship loads of corn into Brazil from Argentina after a drought and an ill-timed frost caused crop failure in its home […] Read more
U.S. grains: Weather risk adds premium to corn, soy, wheat
Brazil drought set to cut corn crop, hamper river logistics
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures gained on Friday as hot, dry conditions in parts of the U.S. Midwest threatened yield potential at a time of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn up off one-month low
Wheat and soy drift lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures recovered slightly on Wednesday from a steep selloff a day earlier as bargain buying and technical buying lifted prices from one-month lows, although […] Read more
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