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File photo of piglets at a hog operation in China. (KuLouKu/iStock/Getty Images)
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China to exempt U.S. pork, soybeans from additional tariffs

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on expectations for Chinese buying
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on expectations for Chinese buying

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed the daily exchange-imposed limit on Thursday on increasing expectations for Chinese buying as the world’s two largest economies prepared for talks aimed at breaking the logjam in their trade war. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will temporarily expand the trading limit to 4.5 cents on Friday […] Read more
CBOT November 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery from nine-year low
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery from nine-year low

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures shot higher on Wednesday on short covering and technical buying as the market extended a rebound from a nine-year low this week. CME October live cattle futures ended up 2.35 cents at 98.5 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The market has climbed since October live cattle […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Worst-case no-deal Brexit plan warns of food shortages

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Reading Time: < 1 minute London | Reuters — The British government’s plans for a no-deal Brexit warn of severe disruption to cross-Channel routes, affecting the supply of medicines and certain types of fresh foods, and say that protests and counter-protests will take place across the country, accompanied by a possible rise in public disorder. The “Operation Yellowhammer” worst-case assumptions […] Read more
CBOT November 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn ease on crop-boosting weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Wednesday ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. government crop report, pressured by forecasts for favourable Midwest crop weather and disappointment that China did not include the oilseed on a list of U.S. imports exempted from tariffs. Corn also weakened as late-planted U.S. crops were seen benefiting […] Read more
Bean burgers made with canola protein powder at Burcon's alternative meats protein lab in Winnipeg on Aug. 23, 2019.
Crops, Reuters

Big Ag wants a cut of booming fake-meat market

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Bunge, one the world’s biggest grain traders, recently disclosed the 1.6 per cent stake it had purchased in the fast-growing fake-meat startup Beyond Meat. The play looked smart after the stock surged more than 250 per cent since the faux burger and sausage maker’s initial public offering in May. Indeed, Beyond […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs advance on China trade hopes
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs advance on China trade hopes

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped on Tuesday as expectations rose for China to increase pork imports from the United States, traders said. China, the world’s top pork consumer, is expected to buy more U.S. agricultural products in hopes of a better trade deal with Washington, the South China Morning […] Read more

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