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People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022.
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Low water on Mississippi River impacts barges, grain exports ahead of harvest

By P.J. Huffstutter September 4, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Low water conditions have led to several barges running aground along a key stretch of the lower Mississippi River, the U.S. Coast Guard told Reuters on Wednesday, just as the busiest U.S. grain export season gets underway. Low water levels are slowing export-bound barge shipments of grain and oilseeds from the […] Read more

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Drought dominates Ukrainian winter grain sowing fields, forecasters say

By Pavel Polityuk September 4, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Kyiv | Reuters – Ukrainian farmers have started sowing winter grain crops for the 2025 harvest, but the availability of moisture in the soil in most regions of Ukraine is extremely low, state weather forecasters said on Wednesday. In recent years, Ukraine has often experienced a lack of soil moisture during autumn sowing, but farmers […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, lean hog futures turn higher as wholesale prices firm

By P.J. Huffstutter September 3, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned higher on Tuesday, as wholesale prices firmed and the slaughter pace temporarily shrank as some plants shuttered over the holiday weekend, analysts said. Strong boxed beef prices continued to underpin cattle markets, traders said. Select boxed beef prices rose on Tuesday morning, with prices […] Read more

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U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans gain ground as canola tumbles on Chinese import probe

By P.J. Huffstutter September 3, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, at one point reaching a near four-week high, bolstered by export demand, crop condition concerns and news that China plans to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Canadian canola, traders said. The ICE canola contract for November delivery RSX4 dropped […] Read more

Cereals, Markets, Reuters

Ukraine 2024/25 wheat exports to be capped

By Pavel Polityuk September 3, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine’s farm ministry has agreed with traders and agriculture associations to limit wheat exports in the 2024/25 July-June season to 16.2 million metric tons, the ministry said on Tuesday. The government and traders annually sign a memorandum in which officials promise to maintain the existing terms of trade and not restrict […] Read more

Canola, Reuters

China hits Canada with anti-dumping probe on canola imports in response to EV tariffs

By Mei Mei Chu September 3, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes Beijing | Reuters – China said on Tuesday it plans to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, lifting prices of domestic rapeseed oil futures to a one-month peak. Canada has followed the lead of the United States and European Union, and announced […] Read more

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises on European supply issues, corn and soy on greater demand

By Renee Hickman, Reuters August 30, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat rose on Friday, and registered its biggest weekly gain in more than three months on concerns over lower production in Europe.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live hog prices tick up, seasonal dip less sharp than expected

By Renee Hickman, Reuters August 30, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog prices ended up slightly on Friday as analysts said a seasonal drop in pork prices toward the end of summer looked less drastic than expected.

Livestock, News, Reuters

US tests for bird flu in California dairy cattle

By Reuters, Tom Polansek August 30, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture is testing to confirm possible cases of bird flu in dairy cattle in California, the nation's biggest milk-producing state, USDA said on Friday.

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Canada rail union launches court challenges to back-to-work order

By David Ljunggren, Reuters August 30, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union representing workers at CN and CPKC said has filed court challenges against rulings by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board, which forced them back to work.

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