Reuters, Agriculture News & Resources

U.S. grains: Corn sinks on weather, retreating crude oil

By Karl Plume 6 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Tuesday for the first time in four sessions on better-than-expected U.S. crop conditions and as crude oil prices, which fuelled the prior session’s rally, retreated. Soybeans also declined, despite the announcement of more sales to top importer China, as forecasts for continued warm weather across much […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall from gains as cash prices ease

By Tom Polansek 6 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures tumbled on Tuesday, with the most-active contract dropping by the daily maximum, due to weak cash prices and technical selling, traders said. Pork cutout values eased for carcasses, loins, bellies and other products, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. December lean hog futures dropped the daily […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump backs plan boosting biofuel quotas 10 per cent in 2020

By Jarrett Renshaw, Stephanie Kelly 1 day ago

New York | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has tentatively approved a plan to increase the amount of biofuels that oil refiners are required to blend each year to compensate for exemptions handed out to small refiners by the Environmental Protection Agency, two sources familiar with the matter said. The plan is intended to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn firms as oil rally offsets Midwest weather

By Karl Plume 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Monday as support from surging crude oil prices more than offset pressure from favourable weather for late-developing crops. Signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions also buoyed the market after confirmation on Monday of more Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans that triggered a rally last […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on expectations for Chinese buying

By Tom Polansek 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to their highest price since July on Monday on expectations for Chinese buying, while technical selling pushed down cattle futures. Meat traders anticipate China will increase pork imports to offset an expected shortage caused by an outbreak of African swine fever, a fatal pig virus that […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump trade-war aid sows frustration in farm country

By P.J. Huffstutter 4 days ago

Rochester, Minnesota | Reuters — The U.S. government is paying Texas cotton farmer J. Walt Hagood US$145 an acre for losses related to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies. But Minnesota soybean farmer Betsy Jensen will get just US$35 an acre. Both farmers’ sales have taken heavy blows in Trump’s trade war with China. Neither […] Read more

General, Hogs, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

China to exempt U.S. pork, soybeans from additional tariffs

By Andrew Galbraith 4 days ago

Shanghai | Reuters — China will exempt some agricultural products from additional tariffs on U.S. goods, including pork and soybeans, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Friday, in the latest sign of easing Sino-U.S. tensions before a new round of talks aimed at curbing a bruising trade war. The United States and China have both […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains on big Chinese purchase

By Karl Plume 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures hit a six-week high on Friday as China’s first large purchase of U.S. beans in months and easing of some duties on U.S. exports fuelled hopes of a detente in the tariff war between Washington and Beijing. Corn also firmed as signs of a U.S.-China trade thaw sparked […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China tariff exemption

By Tom Polansek 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed by an expanded daily limit on Friday as China said it would exempt U.S. pork from additional tariffs imposed during its trade war with the United States. The exemptions raised hopes for Chinese buying and were seen as the latest sign of easing Sino-U.S. tensions before […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Fresh sales to China fuel soy optimism

By Julie Ingwersen 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a one-month high on Thursday on news of fresh export sales to China and signs of a possible easing of the U.S. trade dispute with the world’s biggest buyer of the oilseed. Corn and wheat futures also rose, following soybeans. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more

Hog market at seasonal lows, turnaround expected

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea harvest nearly complete

Food, farming not expected to be big election issues

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Hog market at seasonal lows, turnaround expected

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea harvest nearly complete

Food, farming not expected to be big election issues

Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sinks on weather, retreating crude oil

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall from gains as cash prices ease

Trump backs plan boosting biofuel quotas 10 per cent in 2020

U.S. grains: Corn firms as oil rally offsets Midwest weather

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on expectations for Chinese buying

Trump trade-war aid sows frustration in farm country

China to exempt U.S. pork, soybeans from additional tariffs

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains on big Chinese purchase

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China tariff exemption

U.S. grains: Fresh sales to China fuel soy optimism

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