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Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

More U.S. turkey flocks hit with bird flu

By Reuters April 14, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — The number of U.S. poultry flocks infected with a deadly strain of bird flu rose on Tuesday as Iowa identified its first case and Minnesota confirmed eight more cases, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Iowa became the 12th state this year to find poultry infected with the H5N2 flu, which can […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy nears six-month low as USDA lifts stocks outlook

By Tom Polansek April 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday to their lowest levels in nearly six months after the government lifted its outlook for global inventories slightly to a new record high. Concerns about slowing global demand added pressure to soybean prices, traders said. Corn and wheat prices also sagged. The U.S. Department of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

USDA raises U.S. corn end stocks view; cuts wheat, soy

By Mark Weinraub April 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters –– The U.S. government raised its outlook for domestic corn supplies by less than expected on Thursday, while its lowered projection for soybean ending stocks was in line with market forecasts. Corn stocks for the end of the 2014-15 marketing year were seen at 1.827 billion bushels, 50 million bushels more than […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy watching weather for direction

By Terryn Shiells April 8, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean markets moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but stayed within their recent trading ranges. “We haven’t broken down out of a range yet, or broke to the upside,” said Scott Capinegro, president of Barrington Commodity Brokers in Barrington, Ill. “We are just flat and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn drops ahead of USDA report, wheat mostly lower

By Mark Weinraub April 8, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell for the third day in a row on Wednesday as traders staked out positions ahead of a government report that was expected to boost projections for supplies of the grain at the end of the crop year, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures were mixed, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy extends rally sparked by plantings report

By Mark Weinraub April 1, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped 1.6 per cent on Wednesday, their third straight day of gains, as the U.S. government’s forecast for smaller-than-expected plantings of the oilseed continued to fuel buying. Corn and wheat also rose, rebounding from sharp losses on Tuesday as bargain buyers stepped in despite huge global supplies. A […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hit by one-two punch of plantings, stocks data

By Tom Polansek March 31, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– A double-whammy of U.S. crop reports pegging corn plantings and inventories above traders’ estimates knocked down grain futures on Tuesday and fuelled forecasts for further price declines. Taken together, the data lifted expectations for corn supplies after U.S. farmers brought in a record harvest last year, signalling a boon for livestock […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

USDA sees corn acres, stocks above expectations, record soy seedings

By Mark Weinraub March 31, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers were seen cutting their corn plantings by less than expected in 2015 even as supplies ballooned to the highest since 1987, U.S. government data showed on Tuesday. The U.S. Agriculture Department, in its closely watched prospective plantings report, also predicted that farmers would devote a record 84.635 million acres […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up four per cent on dry Plains conditions

By Julie Ingwersen March 30, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose more than four per cent on Monday as dry conditions in parts of the U.S. Plains, coupled with hot weather this week, prompted investors to cover positions, traders said. Corn followed wheat up and soybeans closed fractionally higher as traders focused on a pair […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs close firm after USDA report

By Theopolis Waters March 30, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs gained modestly on Monday, helped by short-covering and deferred-month buying pegged to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report, traders said. Last Friday’s report showed active herd expansion during the December-February quarter that slowed as producer profits waned. Nearby hog futures bounced around throughout the […] Read more

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More U.S. turkey flocks hit with bird flu

U.S. grains: Soy nears six-month low as USDA lifts stocks outlook

USDA raises U.S. corn end stocks view; cuts wheat, soy

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy watching weather for direction

U.S. grains: Corn drops ahead of USDA report, wheat mostly lower

U.S. grains: Soy extends rally sparked by plantings report

U.S. grains: Corn hit by one-two punch of plantings, stocks data

USDA sees corn acres, stocks above expectations, record soy seedings

U.S. grains: Wheat up four per cent on dry Plains conditions

U.S. livestock: CME hogs close firm after USDA report

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