Reuters, Agriculture News & Resources

China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

Beijing | Reuters – China’s pork imports in June surged from the previous year, customs data showed on Tuesday, as the world’s top consumer of the meat stocked up on supplies after African swine fever has decimated domestic pig herds. China brought in 160,467 tonnes of pork in June, up 62.8 per cent from the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Futures drop as hopes of Chinese buying spree fizzle

By Barbara Smith 23 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures dropped sharply on Monday as hopes of Chinese buying fizzled and forecasts of cooler weather in the U.S. Midwest eased concerns about crop yield losses. Wheat prices also were lower, pressured by bigger European yields, traders said. September corn futures on the Chicago Board Of Trade […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on corn futures slump

By P.J. Huffstutter 23 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures inched upward on Monday, as corn futures fell sharply and traders hoped that feed costs will continue to remain under pressure. Meanwhile, lean hog futures faced choppy trading on Monday as the market wrestles with continued expectations for – but no clear signs yet […] Read more

Reuters

Bunge, BP team up for Brazil sugar and ethanol venture

By Marcelo Teixeira 1 day ago

Sao Paulo | Reuters – U.S. commodities trader Bunge Ltd and British energy company BP Plc said on Monday they will merge their Brazilian sugar and ethanol operations to create the world’s third-largest sugarcane processor. The joint venture is the largest deal in Brazil’s bioenergy sector since Royal Dutch Shell joined forces with Cosan to […] Read more

Reuters, Weather

Indonesia plans cloud seeding effort to avoid crop failure

By Bernadette Christina 1 day ago

Jakarta | Reuters – Indonesia is preparing to carry out cloud seeding in an effort to trigger rainfall to prevent harvest failure and forest fire, the disaster mitigation agency’s spokesman said on Monday. The agency’s data shows that on July 22 about 20,269 hectares of agricultural land were at risk of harvest failure because of […] Read more

Reuters

France’s Hulot calls on parliament to vote against EU-Canada trade deal

By Geert De Clercq, Marine Pennetier 1 day ago

Paris | Reuters – Popular former environment minister Nicolas Hulot on Monday urged the French parliament to vote against the EU-Canada trade deal in a last-minute bid to block the agreement. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) provisionally took effect from September 2017, but still needs to be approved by all 28 EU […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects

By Barbara Smith 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures settled up on Friday as investors weighed trade talks between the United States and China and expected cooler U.S. weather against uncertainty over acreage levels following a rain-soaked spring. Some analysts said there may be some technical buying pushing up futures, especially soybeans. They also looked […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

By Tom Polansek 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in more than five weeks on Friday on expectations for increased pork demand from China, the world’s top importer. Live cattle futures ended higher after dropping to their lowest prices in more than a week. Hog traders expect China, the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy falls on cooler weather, China cancellation

By Barbara Smith 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures settled down following a choppy day of trading on Thursday, after hitting the lowest level in more than a week on forecasts for cooler weather and export data showing China had canceled soy purchases for the first time since April. U.S. Agriculture Department data showed the world’s top […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

By Tom Polansek 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in about a month on Thursday on expectations of bigger pork imports by China, traders said. A recent rise in Chinese pork prices, linked to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease in Asia, is fueling expectations that buyers there […] Read more

China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

Klassen: Yearling prices surge

U.S. grains: Futures drop as hopes of Chinese buying spree fizzle

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China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

Klassen: Yearling prices surge

U.S. grains: Futures drop as hopes of Chinese buying spree fizzle

Reuters

China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

U.S. grains: Futures drop as hopes of Chinese buying spree fizzle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on corn futures slump

Bunge, BP team up for Brazil sugar and ethanol venture

France’s Hulot calls on parliament to vote against EU-Canada trade deal

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects

U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

U.S. grains: Soy falls on cooler weather, China cancellation

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

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