WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – U.S. farmers slashed their winter wheat plantings to the lowest in more than a century as supplies of the grain ballooned to a 29-year high, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday. The report was considered generally bullish as prices rose following the release. USDA also dialed back its […] Read more
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U.S. wheat stocks biggest since ’87; corn, soy above 2015: USDA
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat supplies ballooned to the biggest in nearly 30 years during the summer months, topping expectations, as a 12 percent jump in production and weak demand on the export market filled storage bins, the government said on Friday. The U.S. Agriculture Department also reported corn and soybean stocks as […] Read more
U.S. corn, wheat supplies to rise as exports wane – USDA
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – U.S. corn and wheat ending stocks will be higher than previously expected at the end of the marketing year due to a drop in already weak demand for U.S. supplies on the export market, the government said on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its monthly supply and demand […] Read more
Meat firm payments scrutinized
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Federal regulators are investigating Tyson Foods Inc. over payments to its chair and other directors and officers. Tyson, the largest U.S. meat producer, and owner of Lakeside Packers in Brooks, Alta., said the Securities and Exchange Commission notified the company it launched a formal probe seeking information on payments to people […] Read more