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Raw milk cheese: Another sterile debate

By Ronald Doering November 14, 2013

On Sept. 18 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed one person had died and several people in B.C. and Alberta were ill from eating E. coli-contaminated raw milk cheese produced at a B.C. farm. As soon as the recall was announced, the media went into full frenzy and the usual “debate” about the safety of

Oilseeds, Opinion

The rise of Twitter and other modern mysteries

By Laura Rance-Unger November 14, 2013

One of the great mysteries of the modern world has to be how a company like Twitter, a micro-blogging medium built around delivering short bursts of inconsequential information, can attract a value of $25 billion in its initial stock offering when the company hasn’t turned a profit since it was formed seven years ago —

Crops

Despite economic recovery, use of food banks at near-record levels

By Alex Binkley November 14, 2013

More than 700,000 Canadians turn to food banks every month, and many of them are employed or from two-parent households

Food bank use is at near-record levels and will only come down if there’s an increase in affordable housing, says Food Banks Canada. More than 700,000 Canadians turn to food banks every month because they have “to choose between paying rent or buying food,” said Katherine Schmidt, the organization’s executive director. “At the root of

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn falls for 3rd day on rising global supplies, soy dips

By Reuters November 14, 2013

* Corn falls as record U.S. harvest boosts supply * Soybeans ease for the 1st time in 7 sessions (Adds details, quotes) By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Chicago corn lost more ground on Thursday, falling for a third consecutive session as the harvest of a record-large crop in the United States boosts

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

U.S. Cash Grains-Corn bids firm on slow sales, soy flat

By Reuters November 14, 2013

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Corn cash basis bids were steady to higher around the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, supported by slow sales as farmers put freshly harvested bushels in storage in the hopes of selling at higher prices later, grain merchants said. * Soybean bids eased 5 cents per bushel at an elevator in Des

Cereals, Grain Markets, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn sags on profit-taking; EPA ethanol move awaited

By Reuters November 14, 2013

* Corn market bracing for smaller 2014 U.S. ethanol mandate * Soybeans end higher after choppy trade * Good South American soy crop prospects overhang market * Wheat firm on short-covering after seven-session slide (Updates with closing prices, adds ADM ethanol comment, wheat export news) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - U.S. corn

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

FOB Gulf Grain-Wheat premiums steady to firm on moderate demand

By Reuters November 14, 2013

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Wheat export premiums at the U.S. Gulf Coast were steady to firm on Wednesday, supported by moderate demand as U.S. prices were becoming more competitive on the world market, traders said. * Brazilian millers bought at least 60,000 tonnes of U.S. hard red winter wheat for shipment from the Gulf Coast

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

CIF Gulf Grain-Corn basis higher on firm barge freight, soy weak

By Reuters November 13, 2013

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Basis bids for corn shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were higher early on Wednesday on good demand and firm nearby freight costs, traders said. * CIF soybean basis bids were steady to weak, pressured by increased supplies following a wave of farmer selling earlier this week, much of

Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

U.S. Cash Grains-Corn bids firm, soy mixed as harvest nears end

By Reuters November 13, 2013

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Corn cash basis bids were steady to higher around the U.S. Midwest early on Wednesday, while soybean bids rose at processing plants in Illinois and Nebraska as the harvest of each crop neared completion and farmers sold only small amounts, dealers said. * U.S. Agriculture Department data late on Tuesday showed

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock Markets, US Markets

CME live cattle futures slip as beef quotes weigh

By Reuters November 13, 2013

Nov 13 (Reuters) - CME live cattle futures turned down slightly on Wednesday, weakened by lower wholesale beef prices late on Tuesday, traders said. * Late Tuesday's choice wholesale beef values dropped 53 cents per hundredweight (cwt) from Monday to $202.26. Select cuts fell $1.20 to $188.54, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. *

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Tag Archives Food and drink

Raw milk cheese: Another sterile debate

The rise of Twitter and other modern mysteries

Despite economic recovery, use of food banks at near-record levels

GRAINS-Corn falls for 3rd day on rising global supplies, soy dips

U.S. Cash Grains-Corn bids firm on slow sales, soy flat

GRAINS-Corn sags on profit-taking; EPA ethanol move awaited

FOB Gulf Grain-Wheat premiums steady to firm on moderate demand

CIF Gulf Grain-Corn basis higher on firm barge freight, soy weak

U.S. Cash Grains-Corn bids firm, soy mixed as harvest nears end

CME live cattle futures slip as beef quotes weigh

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