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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs climb as cash prices firm

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs climbed four per cent on Tuesday, pulled up by short-covering following the recent bump in cash prices that may have ended their two-week losing streak, traders said. Spot October ended up 2.55 cents/lb. at 69.375, and December 1.6 cents higher at 63.85 (all figures US$). Tuesday […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn extends run to one-month top on USDA yield cut

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn surged to a one-month high while wheat and soybean futures also rose sharply on Monday as investors bet the U.S. Department of Agriculture will reduce crop production forecasts in reports due in the coming weeks. Traders also exited short positions in nearby Chicago Board of Trade contracts as September […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-week high on expectation for harvest cut

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures edged higher on Thursday, with corn topping a one-week high, on expectations that the U.S. Agriculture Department will trim its domestic harvest estimates in highly anticipated reports due out on Friday. Analysts expect USDA, in the monthly reports, to cut its corn and soybean production and […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy drops on stable crop ratings, poor export demand

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dipped on Wednesday on better-than-expected U.S. crop ratings and concerns about sluggish export demand. Wheat futures also declined, while corn traded near unchanged. Soybeans pulled back after rising on Tuesday on expectations that the U.S. Agriculture Department would cut its condition ratings for the crop in a weekly […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb as China fears wane

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Benchmark U.S. soybean futures rose 1.5 per cent on Thursday as equity markets stabilized in China, the world’s top soy buyer, and on outlooks for dry weather as the U.S. Midwest growing season winds down, traders said. Corn clung to modest gains on better-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales and spillover strength […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Wall Street surge rallies CME live cattle

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Thursday, prodded by the stock market comeback as data showed better-than-expected second-quarter U.S. economic growth, traders said. Renewed consumer confidence in the economy could support demand for U.S. goods, including meat, they said. Short-covering and bargain hunting furthered CME live cattle market advances […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

U.S. regulator sued for withholding information on GMOs

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — A food safety advocacy group sued an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, saying it illegally withheld public information on genetically engineered crops. The lawsuit, brought by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) against USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), claims the regulator has routinely failed to respond […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. ends avian flu-related limits on Ont. poultry

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday lifted restrictions on imports of poultry and poultry products from Ontario in the latest sign the farm sector is starting to recover from a severe outbreak of bird flu. USDA limited imports from Ontario in April after a highly pathogenic (“high-path”) strain of H5N2 avian flu was […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs surge on pork export optimism

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures surged about five per cent on Monday, reversing from one-month lows on investor optimism that a weaker dollar would spark increased export demand for pork, traders and analysts said. Live cattle fell to a roughly one-month low while feeder cattle futures declined to lifetime lows at the […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Futures slump on weather, China gloom

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Friday as investor jitters about China’s economy continued to cool confidence in commodity markets and early data from a recent industry crop tour showed strong yield potential in the western Corn Belt. Corn made a modest weekly gain after falling two per cent last […] Read more

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