Chicago | Reuters –– Zoetis Inc. has received a conditional license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its vaccine against the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and will begin selling it this month in the U.S., the company said Wednesday. Shares of Zoetis, the world’s largest animal-health company, reached an all-time high of US$36.65
Zoetis gets conditional license from USDA for PEDv vaccine
U.S. grains: Nearby soybeans rise after hitting four-year low
Chicago | Reuters –– Nearby U.S. soybean futures rose after sinking to a four-year low on Wednesday, while corn approached a four-year low set earlier this week on limited demand for old-crop supplies ahead of massive U.S. harvests. New-crop soybean futures traded near a contract low reached on Tuesday as favourable weather fuelled expectations for
GRAINS: Nearby soy rallies on low old-crop supply; MGEX wheat jumps
Reuters — Nearby U.S. soybean futures climbed to a one-week high on Friday as U.S. processors scrambled to find scarce old-crop supplies, with the start of the next harvest still at least a month away in the Midwest. MGEX spring wheat futures touched a two-week high amid concerns about excessive rains hurting crops in key
U.S. grains: Markets rebound from losses, contract low in soy
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures edged higher on Thursday in a rebound from losses the previous session, with solid export sales helping to support the recovery. Soybeans settled mixed, after the new-crop contract matched a contract low set on Wednesday on expectations of bumper U.S. harvests. Expectations for massive U.S. crops continued to
U.S. grains: New-crop soy hits contract low as tour sees big yields
Chicago | Reuters — New-crop U.S. soybean futures touched a new contract low on Wednesday and corn slid as a closely watched crop tour projected hefty U.S. yields in key states and forecasts for rain fuelled massive harvest expectations. Wheat retreated from gains on Tuesday as concerns eased about the risk of reduced supplies from
U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Ukraine supply concerns
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures advanced on Tuesday on concerns about reduced supplies from Ukraine, a major exporter, while new-crop soybeans slipped as a widely watched crop tour projected bumper U.S. harvests. Traders focused on Ukraine, expected to be the world’s second-largest grain exporter in the 2014-15 marketing year, as a spokesman for
U.S. grains: Wheat dips on easing Black Sea fears
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slid on Monday, giving back some of the strong gains made in the previous two sessions as fears of potential supply disruptions from the Black Sea region eased. New-crop corn futures dropped as a private U.S. crop tour reported large yield potential, while soybeans inched higher. Tensions between
U.S. railcar crunch makes crop storage critical: CHS chief
Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. transportation network is inadequate to cope with bumper crops due to be harvested this season, creating a critical role for storage operations, the head of CHS Inc., a leading agricultural co-operative, said Friday. Farmers, who had already struggled with a tight supply of railcars delivering fertilizer this spring, will
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps; corn posts biggest weekly rise in months
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures jumped on Friday on concerns that rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia will disrupt wheat shipments from the two key exporters, while corn posted its biggest weekly gain in five months. Worries about disruptions to Black Sea grain exports sparked a round of short-covering among wheat traders who
U.S. grains: New-crop soy rises from contract low
Chicago | Reuters — New-crop U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Thursday from a contract low set earlier in the session, while corn topped a one-week high in a recovery from recent losses and wheat futures ended a five-day slide. Traders took profits on previously sold, or short, positions after crop prices came under pressure earlier
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