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A Whole Foods store in Omaha. (WholeFoodsMarket.com)
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Amazon reported planning to expand Whole Foods chain

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Amazon.com is planning to expand its Whole Foods Market portfolio by adding more stores to put more customers within its two-hour delivery service range, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing sources. Whole Foods employees have visited regions of western North America for potential retail spaces in parts of Idaho, southern Utah […] Read more
A view of Sanaa, Yemen’s capital. (UGurhan/iStock/Getty Images)
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WFP says Yemen food aid being stolen in Houthi-run areas

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Geneva | Reuters — Food aid meant for starving Yemenis is being stolen and sold in some areas controlled by the Houthi movement, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) said on Monday. The Houthis control most towns and cities including the capital Sanaa, from where they ousted Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government in 2014. A Saudi-led […] Read more
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Aphria says proposed hostile bid undervalues company

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Canadian cannabis producer Aphria said on Friday Green Growth Brands’ proposed $2.8 billion all-stock hostile bid “significantly” undervalued the company. Ohio-based cannabis retailer Green Growth, which merged with Xanthic Biopharma in November, said on Thursday it would offer 1.5714 shares for each Aphria share. The company said its valuation was based on a […] Read more
A sign, declaring the U.S. National Archive closed due to a partial federal government shutdown, is shown on Dec. 22 in Washington, D.C. (File photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts)
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Is China buying U.S. soy? Washington shutdown keeps traders guessing

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Commodity traders are in the dark because of the partial U.S. government shutdown, unable to see daily and weekly reports of agricultural exports to obtain clues as to whether China is following through with promises to buy grain and soy amid the ongoing trade war. Traders have been anxiously awaiting proof […] Read more
CME January 2019 feeder cattle with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)
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U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher on technical buying, weather

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and as wintry weather in the U.S. Plains hampered transportation of animals to market, traders and analysts said. Heavy snowfall, rains and falling temperatures in much of the central U.S. stressed livestock, likely slowing weight gains in […] Read more
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U.S. hostile play launched for Ontario pot producer Aphria

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — U.S. cannabis company Green Growth Brands said on Thursday it would make a takeover bid for Aphria Inc., valuing the Canadian pot producer at $2.8 billion. The all-stock offer comes at a time when several companies are looking to partner with or buy pot firms to explore opportunities in the Canadian cannabis sector […] Read more
CBOT March 2019 corn futures with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Soy, corn stabilize after falling to one-month lows

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures stabilized on Thursday after a decline swept them to their lowest prices in nearly a month. Fundamental news about supplies and demand was scarce, leading to a trading session mostly driven by technical factors, analysts said. “We need some sort of news, especially some bullish news, […] Read more
CME February 2019 live cattle with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)
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U.S. livestock: Cattle jump to contract highs

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures climbed to life-of-contract highs on Thursday as a storm brought blizzard-like conditions to much of the Plains cattle belt, stoking expectations of higher prices for the animals in cash markets, traders said. Heavy snow could impede transportation of cattle to market in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and elsewhere while […] Read more
CBOT March 2019 soybeans, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat near one-month lows

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures approached one-month lows on Wednesday on worries over export demand and increasing competition for global sales. Traders were disappointed that there were no signs of additional sales of U.S. soybeans to China, the world’s top importer of the oilseed, or of corn. China bought U.S. […] Read more

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