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Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-Rising temperatures heat up U.S. hog futures

By Reuters July 17, 2013

* CME live cattle drop with beef prices * Feeder cattle futures settle mixed By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, July 16 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Tuesday rose in anticipation of hot weather in the U.S. Plains pushing up cash hog prices, traders and analysts said. Hot humid weather tends to slow hog

Hogs, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-Cheaper corn drives US feeder cattle to 6-month high

By Reuters July 16, 2013

* Speculative buyers push up live cattle futures * CME hogs spike amid futures' discount to cash By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, July 15 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures hit a 6-month high Monday led by CME live cattle market gains and lower-priced corn, said traders and analysts. Favorable crop growing conditions in

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Profit-taking, weather pressures new-crop corn, soybeans

By Reuters July 13, 2013

* Markets down for day but end week higher * Some weather forecasts scale back Midwest heat, dryness * Corn market shrugs off U.S. corn sale to China * Fireworks in CBOT July corn, soybeans at expiration * Wheat dragged lower by declines in corn and soybeans (Updates prices) By Tom Polansek and Julie Ingwersen

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Wheat higher for fourth session after USDA data

By Reuters July 12, 2013

* USDA sees more wheat export demand, especially from China * Corn follows wheat up on expectations of feed demand * Soybeans higher on spillover strength, U.S. planting delays * Weaker dollar adds support to dollar-denominated grains (Updates with closing prices) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures rose for a

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Soybeans near three-week high on U.S. weather concerns

By Reuters July 11, 2013

* New-crop November soy up 4.6 percent for the week * Rains slow late soybean planting in eastern Midwest * New-crop corn lower on profit-taking, spreading vs. beans * Wheat mostly firm on short-covering ahead of USDA report (Updates with closing prices; adds analyst comment) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, July 10 (Reuters) - U.S. new-crop

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-U.S. corn, soybeans climb on Midwest weather jitters

By Reuters July 10, 2013

* New-crop corn, soybeans lead gains * Forecasts call for hot, dry weather in western Midwest * Short-covering noted in corn and wheat * Wheat buoyed by recent demand from China (Updates with closing prices) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, July 9 (Reuters) - New-crop corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn, soy higher on worries about late-July U.S. weather

By Reuters July 9, 2013

* Forecasts see potential stress during corn pollination * New-crop December corn rebounds after 2-1/2-year low * Analysts expect improved USDA corn, soy condition ratings * Wheat up on short-covering, Chinese demand, Russia worries (Updates with closing prices, adds analyst comment) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. corn and soybean prices rose

Cereals, News

Researcher wants to know if farmers are happy with the contracts they sign

By Allan Dawson July 4, 2013

Production, marketing, and technology-use contracts are increasingly common but are they fair to farmers or tilted in companies’ favour?

Lots of farmers don’t like them but are production, marketing, and technology-use contracts unfair to farmers? “We still hear from our members that the contracts are typically quite one-sided,” said Doug Faller, policy manager with the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan. “Now with the changes to the wheat board and so on, the need for addressing

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

REFILE-GRAINS-Wheat up 1 percent as China buys U.S., Australian wheat

By Reuters July 3, 2013

(Refiles to correct transmission error, no change in text or table) * U.S. wheat up for second day * Egypt conflict capping wheat gains * Markets oversold, due for bounce * U.S. market holiday July 4 By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat rose over 1 percent on Wednesday on reports that

Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-Profit taking and cheap corn sink U.S. hog futures

By Reuters June 28, 2013

* USDA quarterly hog report on tap for Friday * CME live cattle fall on deliveries, spreads * Feeders follow live cattle futures lower By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, June 28 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures dropped on Friday pressured by profit taking and sharply lower Chicago Board of Trade corn futures, traders and

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls after hitting six-week high on U.S., Russia crop worries

U.S. livestocK: CME cattle advance as brutal cold threatens herds

Federal food affordability measures, food security strategy announced

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LIVESTOCK-Rising temperatures heat up U.S. hog futures

LIVESTOCK-Cheaper corn drives US feeder cattle to 6-month high

GRAINS-Profit-taking, weather pressures new-crop corn, soybeans

GRAINS-Wheat higher for fourth session after USDA data

GRAINS-Soybeans near three-week high on U.S. weather concerns

GRAINS-U.S. corn, soybeans climb on Midwest weather jitters

GRAINS-Corn, soy higher on worries about late-July U.S. weather

Researcher wants to know if farmers are happy with the contracts they sign

REFILE-GRAINS-Wheat up 1 percent as China buys U.S., Australian wheat

LIVESTOCK-Profit taking and cheap corn sink U.S. hog futures

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