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Packaged food giant Conagra Brands’ quarterly results miss on weak demand

By Anuja Bharat Mistry, Reuters October 2, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Packaged food giant Conagra reported first-quarter results that missed Wall Street estimates as budget-conscious consumers prioritized spending on lower-priced alternatives over the company's higher-priced pantry staples, sending its shares down about seven per cent.

Emergency units carry out rescue work after a new Russian attack in the Odesa region, Ukraine on October 2, 2024. Russia bombed border and port infrastructure in the Izmail district. Two people were injured in the attack, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported. Photo: Handout / Latin America News Agency via Reuters Connect

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Russian drones attack port infrastructure, power substations in Ukraine

By Reuters October 2, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Russian drones overnight attacked port infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, damaging a grain facility and buildings at a border crossing to Romania, as well as cutting power to thousands in the northern Sumy region, officials said.

Port workers from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) participate in a strike outside the Norfolk International Terminal (NIT) in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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White House sides with union as US dockworker strike enters second day

By Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters October 2, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes New York | Reuters — President Joe Biden’s administration heaped pressure on U.S. port employers to raise their offer to secure a labour deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day on Wednesday, choking half the country’s ocean shipping. The strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union has blocked goods from food to […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle futures higher; feeders ease

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters October 1, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, as market participants appear to be betting that the dockworker strike being short-lived, market analysts and traders said.

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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on drought, geopolitical tensions; corn follows

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters October 1, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn futures set new 3-month highs on support from wheat, and as oil prices jumped on Tuesday, after the Israeli military said on Tuesday that missiles had been launched from Iran at Israel and NATO's new chief Mark Rutte voiced strong support for Ukraine.

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Montreal port workers begin three-day strike at two terminals, port authority says

By Reuters October 1, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Unionized workers began a three-day strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal as talks over a new contract are yet to result in a labor agreement, the Canadian port's authorities said on Monday.

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Vancouver grain workers reach tentative deal to end strike

By Reuters October 1, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Workers at six grain terminals in the Canadian port of Vancouver have reached a tentative deal on September 27, ending a strike potentially impacting exports from the world's top canola and number three wheat exporter during the harvesting period.

A dockworker demonstrates after a shipping port strike went into effect across the East Coast at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Matthew Hatcher

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US East Coast dockworkers strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping

By David Shepardson, Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters October 1, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labour contract broke down over wages.

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hog, live cattle futures end mostly lower

By Julie Ingwersen September 28, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Friday, pressured by government data showing the U.S. hog herd expended two per cent during the last quarter as well as worries about a potential strike at U.S. ports next week, analysts said. Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy futures soar on US weather woes

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters September 27, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures hit their highest in two months on Friday as soymeal futures surged by five per cent on worries about damage to crops and infrastructure in the Gulf Coast region following the landfall of Hurricane Helene as well as short-covering ahead of key crop reports due Monday.

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Packaged food giant Conagra Brands’ quarterly results miss on weak demand

Russian drones attack port infrastructure, power substations in Ukraine

White House sides with union as US dockworker strike enters second day

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle futures higher; feeders ease

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on drought, geopolitical tensions; corn follows

Montreal port workers begin three-day strike at two terminals, port authority says

Vancouver grain workers reach tentative deal to end strike

US East Coast dockworkers strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog, live cattle futures end mostly lower

U.S. grains: Soy futures soar on US weather woes

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