Reuters, Agriculture News & Resources

The Andersons’ ethanol plant at Denison, Iowa. (AndersonsEthanol.com)

Trump’s EPA promises biofuel boost, angers Big Oil

By Humeyra Pamuk, Stephanie Kelly October 5, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes Washington/New York | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a plan to boost U.S. biofuels consumption starting next year to help struggling farmers, a move that cheered the agriculture industry but triggered a backlash from Big Oil. The plan would require an unspecified increase in the amount of ethanol that oil refiners must […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls; wheat, soy rise

By Mark Weinraub October 4, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped on Friday while soybeans and wheat edged higher in muted trading as investors waited for the U.S. government’s monthly update to harvest projections. Corn futures remained under pressure from profit-taking after prices jumped to a seven-week high on Tuesday. The market shrugged off long-awaited news that the […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

JBS USA to produce pork without ractopamine

By Tom Polansek October 4, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — JBS USA will remove a growth drug banned by Beijing from its U.S. hog supply, the company said on Friday, accelerating the competition for pork exports as China grapples with a devastating pig disease. The meat packer’s move away from the drug ractopamine, a feed additive, shows how companies are maneuvering […] Read more

CME December 2019 hogs with 30-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losing streak

By Mark Weinraub October 4, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell for the fourth day in a row on Friday, extending a losing streak that pulled prices off a two-week high hit on Monday. Traders said gains in the futures earlier in the week outpaced cash market strength and the spread between the two markets needed correcting. Cattle […] Read more

CBOT November 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures slip on technical sales

By Mark Weinraub October 3, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures weakened on Thursday, retreating from early gains on technical selling after failing to take out the 10-week high hit on Tuesday, traders said. Wheat futures ended little changed, supported by a surprise export deal with China. But traders said more bullish inputs were needed to push prices back […] Read more

CME November 2019 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

By Mark Weinraub October 3, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures firmed for the second day in a row on Thursday, with the most-active December live cattle contract holding support near a two-month peak on strong cash prices. “The cash market has been moving up steadily,” said Don Roose, analyst with U.S. Commodities in West Des Moines, Iowa. “The […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Crown pension fund bids for Australian ag firm Webster

By Reuters October 3, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Australian agribusiness company Webster Ltd. said on Thursday it has signed a deal for a A$854 million (C$763.65 million) takeover by shareholder PSP Investments, one of Canada’s biggest pension funds. The walnut, cotton and livestock producer said the A$2 per share offer — a 57.5 per cent premium to Wednesday’s ordinary shares closing […] Read more

Italian sausages, cheeses and other traditional foods for sale in Milan’s Piazza del Duomo in December 2016. (Florin1961/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. set to widen trade war on EU front

By David Shepardson, Philip Blenkinsop, Tim Hepher October 2, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes London/Brussels/Washington | Reuters — The United States won approval on Wednesday to impose import tariffs on US$7.5 billion worth of European aircraft and agricultural goods over illegal EU subsidies handed to Airbus, threatening to trigger a tit-for-tat transatlantic trade war as the global economy falters. The decision by the World Trade Organization pushes a 15-year […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Short-sellers circle cannabis stocks as profits dwindle

By David Randall October 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes New York | Reuters — Wall Street’s love of cannabis appears to be going up in smoke as vaping-related ailments and missed revenue projections are prompting short sellers to raise their bets against the industry, fund managers and analysts said on Wednesday. Short interest in cannabis stocks, which reflects bets that prices will fall, has […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Technical selling pushes wheat, corn, soy lower

By Mark Weinraub October 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Wednesday on a round of technical selling after posting sharp gains earlier this week, traders said. Wheat fell most, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat contract sinking 2.1 per cent, its biggest daily loss since Aug. 30. […] Read more

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Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

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Trump’s EPA promises biofuel boost, angers Big Oil

U.S. grains: Corn falls; wheat, soy rise

JBS USA to produce pork without ractopamine

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losing streak

U.S. grains: Soybean futures slip on technical sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

Crown pension fund bids for Australian ag firm Webster

U.S. set to widen trade war on EU front

Short-sellers circle cannabis stocks as profits dwindle

U.S. grains: Technical selling pushes wheat, corn, soy lower

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