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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. feeder cattle jump on prospects for cheaper feed

By Reuters May 11, 2013

* Feeder futures benefit from bigger corn supplies * Most live cattle firm as beef keeps setting record highs * Most lean hogs weak on seasonal decline By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rose on Friday, led higher by deferred contracts, on expectations for lower cattle feed

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn eases, set for weekly fall of more than 2 percent

By Reuters May 10, 2013

By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures fell on Friday, edging lower as traders squared positions ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report later in the day. Corn has come under pressure as favorable weather forecasts buoyed expectations of rapid planting by U.S. farmers, partly reversing

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures up as cash keeps climbing

By Reuters May 10, 2013

* Cattle recovering from steep slide * Feeder cattle follow live cattle higher * Hog futures ease in anticipation of seasonal slide By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 9 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures posted tentative gains on Thursday on a rebound from the steep slide since the month began and continued

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-New-crop corn falls to near 2-week low on weather boost

By Reuters May 9, 2013

* December corn falls to lowest level since April 26 * Dry weather set to prompt rapid planting across U.S. Midwest * Wheat falls but crop damage caps losses, say traders By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. new-crop corn fell to a near two-week low on Thursday as forecasts for dry weather

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures fall despite record beef prices

By Reuters May 9, 2013

* Lower cash cattle prices pressure futures * Feeders follow live cattle market lower * Hogs up with cash prices in tight supply By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday fell for a fourth straight session as lower cash cattle prices weighed on the market despite

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn falls as planting expectations drag, USDA report supports old-crop

By Reuters May 8, 2013

* Mkt expects rapid corn planting as dry weather forecast * Old-crop corn prices supported ahead of next USDA report later in wk * Wheat drops despite signs of crop stress in key exporting nations By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. new-crop corn futures fell on Wednesday as expectations for an increase

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn slips on forecasts of better planting weather

By Reuters May 8, 2013

SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures slipped on Wednesday, reversing gains from the previous session, as forecasts for favourable planting weather weighed on prices. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board Of Trade July corn fell 0.12 percent to $6.39-1/4 a bushel, having gained 0.55 percent in the previous session. * July wheat fell 0.28 percent

Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-Most U.S. hogs futures gain as funds roll positions

By Reuters May 8, 2013

* Weak cash expectations drop CME live cattle * Feeder cattle futures track live cattle lower By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 7 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures settled mostly firm on Tuesday as funds sold the spot-June contract and bought deferred months as dictated by the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index roll. Funds that

Cereals, Crops

USDA official sees global wheat crop around record levels

By Colin Packham April 26, 2013

Global wheat output could climb to record highs in the year to June 2014 on improved crop prospects for some key producers hit by severe droughts last year, an official of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said. “I think global production should get back to record level,” Joe Glauber, the USDA’s chief economist, told

Beef cattle, Crops, Hogs, Oilseeds

Canada wins China canola access, sees Russia meat barriers

By Rod Nickel April 26, 2013

Canada has not ruled out WTO action against Russia for banning meat  from Canadian plants over ractopamine

China has softened its three-year-old import restrictions on Canadian canola, while Russia is set to erect barriers to some of Canada’s biggest meat-packing plants, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said April 16. China approved one additional oilseed-crushing plant, the 600,000-tonne CNOOC-Biolux plant in Nantong, Jiangsu province, to accept shipments of Canadian canola seed, a crop

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export optimism; corn, wheat nearly flat

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle and hogs slide back

FCC-led coalition to invest $5 billion into agriculture innovation

Tag Archives U.S. Department of Agriculture

LIVESTOCK-U.S. feeder cattle jump on prospects for cheaper feed

GRAINS-Corn eases, set for weekly fall of more than 2 percent

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures up as cash keeps climbing

GRAINS-New-crop corn falls to near 2-week low on weather boost

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures fall despite record beef prices

GRAINS-Corn falls as planting expectations drag, USDA report supports old-crop

GRAINS-Corn slips on forecasts of better planting weather

LIVESTOCK-Most U.S. hogs futures gain as funds roll positions

USDA official sees global wheat crop around record levels

Canada wins China canola access, sees Russia meat barriers

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