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LIVESTOCK-Record-high pork prices drive up U.S. hog futures

By Reuters June 28, 2013

* USDA quarterly hog report set for Friday * CME live cattle mostly higher as funds buy * Live cattle futures' climb pulls up feeders By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, June 27 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures climbed on Thursday as pork prices remained historically high, traders and analysts said. Thursday morning's U.S. Department

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Nearby corn, soy gain on thin stocks; harvest hits wheat

By Reuters June 27, 2013

* Spot corn up for second straight day, soy up for third day * Deferred contracts fall on favorable crop weather * Wheat down for fifth straight session as harvest weighs * Traders squaring positions ahead of Friday USDA reports (Recasts with deferred corn contracts turning lower, adds details, quote, updates with closing prices) By

Opinion

Take steps to adapt to climate change: Vilsack

June 21, 2013

Excerpt from a speech by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to the National Press Club in Washington, June 5, 2013. I’m the secretary of agriculture, and I am not here today to give a scientific lecture on climate change. I’m here to tell you what we’re seeing on the ground. We’re seeing more severe storms.

Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Corn ends higher, led by new-crop contracts on US weather

June 19, 2013

* Forecast for hot weather lifts new-crop corn * Gains in nearby corn capped by farmer selling * Soybeans mixed as long July/short November spread unwinds * Wheat firm on rain delays but world supplies cap gains (Recasts, adds closing prices, analyst comments) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures rose

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

REFILE-GRAINS-Wheat firms as USDA confirms slow harvest pace

By Reuters June 18, 2013

(Corrects spelling of "confirms" in headline) * Wheat harvest lags, concern over short-term supplies * Spring wheat planting rate behind historical average * Soybeans firm as USDA confirms continued planting delays By Colin Packham SYDNEY, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures rose on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the harvest pace

Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Corn falls most in a month as USDA forecasts record output

June 13, 2013

* USDA estimates 2013/14 corn crop at record 14 billion bushels * U.S. winter wheat production lifted on better yields * Wheat futures plunge 2 percent, soybeans narrowly lower (Updates U.S. market activity to close) By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures fell 2.5 percent for their largest decline in a

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Weather

McMillan: USDA area estimates surprise trade

By Stuart Mcmillan June 12, 2013

CNSC / The U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised some analysts Wednesday by leaving seeded area estimates unchanged for all U.S. crops. Before the report, a poll of grain analysts by Reuters found expectations were for corn acres to drop 1.5 million acres and soybean acres to rise 700,000 due to seeding difficulties this spring. Over

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

A new market opens up for Manitoba forage-finished cattle

By Daniel Winters June 12, 2013

A Minnesota-based entrepreneur who has landed a contract supplying grass-finished beef to the retail giant Target says he wants to source at least some of it from Manitoba. Todd Churchill, the entrepreneur behind Thousand Hills Cattle Company, plans to start bringing in cattle from Manitoba as early as this fall. “We expect to see some

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-U.S. corn down most in a month on warmer forecast

By Reuters June 11, 2013

* Corn falls 2 pct, soy dips from 4-month top * Planting pace seen slowest since 1996 * Warmer forecast enhances crop growing conditions * Grain markets eye June 12 USDA monthly forecasts (Updates prices, adds analyst quotes) By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures plunged 2 percent on Monday, the

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn, soy soar as wetter forecasts threaten U.S. planting

By Reuters June 8, 2013

* Rains set to return after brief dry spell * Coming up: USDA to update planting progress Monday * Japan passes on some U.S. wheat in weekly tender (Adds closing prices, weekly price moves) By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. corn and soybean futures soared on Friday on worries that wetter-than-expected weather

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ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets

War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency

B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding

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LIVESTOCK-Record-high pork prices drive up U.S. hog futures

GRAINS-Nearby corn, soy gain on thin stocks; harvest hits wheat

Take steps to adapt to climate change: Vilsack

GRAINS-Corn ends higher, led by new-crop contracts on US weather

REFILE-GRAINS-Wheat firms as USDA confirms slow harvest pace

GRAINS-Corn falls most in a month as USDA forecasts record output

McMillan: USDA area estimates surprise trade

A new market opens up for Manitoba forage-finished cattle

GRAINS-U.S. corn down most in a month on warmer forecast

GRAINS-Corn, soy soar as wetter forecasts threaten U.S. planting

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