Reuters, Agriculture News & Resources

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on swine fever fears

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged on Friday and the three most active contracts closed up their daily trading limit on rising concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, traders said. Technical buying accelerated gains, lifting several deferred-month contracts to life-of-contract highs. “African swine fever fears are […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans up after Trump comments on China, trade

By GFM Network News 20 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Friday after rebounding on President Donald Trump’s comments that his administration may not have to impose further tariffs on China, the world’s biggest soybean buyer. Wheat added to early advances and corn pared losses after the comments. Trump has imposed tariffs on $250 billion of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. judge orders next glyphosate cancer trial for March

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Reuters — A California judge on Thursday granted an expedited trial for March in the case of a couple suffering from cancer who sued Bayer’s Monsanto unit, alleging the company’s glyphosate-containing herbicide Roundup caused their disease. The order by Superior Court Judge Ioana Petrou in Oakland, Calif. comes on the heels of a $289 million […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on technical buying, demand outlook

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed for a fourth straight session on Thursday, lifted by technical buying and good demand for pork, traders said. Persistent concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, the world’s top hog and pork producer, also underpinned prices as forecasts for big global […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Japan considers scrapping age limit on U.S. beef imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News 2 days ago

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan is considering scrapping import restrictions on U.S. beef purchases that were put in place after the first case of BSE in the U.S. in 2003, local media reported on Thursday. Both the Nikkei business daily and Mainichi newspaper said officials are discussing removing the curbs that currently only allow beef […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans end firm as hopes build for China talks

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday, supported by renewed optimism that the U.S. and China, the world’s largest soybean buyer, will resume trade talks. Chicago Board of Trade January soybeans settled up 5-1/4 cents at $8.88-3/4 per bushel after reaching $8.97-1/2, the contract’s highest since Nov. 2 (all figures US$). CBOT […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada to work with China on trade deal despite USMCA clause, Trudeau says

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Singapore | Reuters — Canada and China will continue to work together toward an “eventual” free trade deal, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday. This is despite the country being a signatory to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which specifies that if one of its partners enters a free trade deal […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Walmart’s LatAm delivery app Cornershop eyes Canada

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Mexico City | Reuters — Cornershop, a Latin American grocery delivery app being acquired by Walmart, plans to expand into Canada early next year as a test market for the U.S., an executive for the three-year-old mobile app said. Walmart is buying Cornershop, which offers deliveries in Mexico and Chile, for US$225 million. The deal, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Barilla to buy second-largest Italian pasta plant

By Reuters, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Milan | Reuters — Food group Barilla said on Wednesday it had presented an offer to buy the second-largest pasta plant in Italy from domestic rival Pasta Zara to boost its production capacity. Family-owned Pasta Zara has started court proceedings to get creditor protection after its debt spiralled out of control. The factory, which is […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Pot firm Canopy’s loss widens as spending surges

By GFM Network News 3 days ago

Reuters — Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly net loss on Wednesday as it ramped up spending in the run up to the legalization of recreational use of pot in mid-October, sending its shares down nine per cent. Marijuana companies in Canada have been pouring cash into their businesses to both fend […] Read more

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Funds’ net short position growing in canola

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on swine fever fears

GFM Network News

Positives and negatives both loom in cereal outlook

Funds’ net short position growing in canola

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on swine fever fears

Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on swine fever fears

U.S. grains: Soybeans up after Trump comments on China, trade

U.S. judge orders next glyphosate cancer trial for March

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on technical buying, demand outlook

Japan considers scrapping age limit on U.S. beef imports

U.S. grains: Soybeans end firm as hopes build for China talks

Canada to work with China on trade deal despite USMCA clause, Trudeau says

Walmart’s LatAm delivery app Cornershop eyes Canada

Barilla to buy second-largest Italian pasta plant

Pot firm Canopy’s loss widens as spending surges

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