By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mixed on Monday after a choppy session. February live cattle closed 0.250 cent per pound lower at 143.150 cents US, and April ended 0.450 cent higher at 140.550 cents. Investors sold February live cattle futures and bought deferred contracts in […] Read more
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Britain makes first rapeseed sale to Turkey
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain is exporting rapeseed to Turkey for the first time with the loading of 6,000 tonnes beginning at Portbury Grain Terminal in southwest England last week, farmers co-operative Openfield said on Monday. Openfield said Turkey has turned to Britain due to a shortage of genetically-modified-free rapeseed amongst the exporters surrounding the Baltic […] Read more
U.S. farm bill agreement could come within days – report
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Officials scramble to keep people warm after Manitoba pipeline explodes
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan 25 (Reuters) – A natural gas pipeline operated by TransCanada Corp exploded and caught fire in a rural area of Manitoba early on Saturday, but there were no injuries, a federal regulator said. The explosion happened near Otterburne, Man., about 25 kilometres south of Winnipeg. The area was evacuated […] Read more
U.S. December cattle placements rise unexpectedly
CHICAGO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in December unexpectedly increased one percent from a year earlier as cheaper feed encouraged them to bring in young cattle for fattening, a government report showed on Friday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture showed December placements at 1.681 million head, up one […] Read more
CME live cattle futures sag before USDA report, hogs up
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures moved lower on Friday on investor caution before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly cattle-on-feed report at 2 p.m. CST, traders said. Most analysts polled by Reuters believe placements of cattle in U.S. feedlots in December likely dropped 2.3 percent from […] Read more
China’s plan to add farmland seen boosting grain output 8 percent by 2020
BEIJING, Jan 24 (Reuters) – China aims to boost grain production eight percent by 2020 over last year’s figure, as a plan to create millions of acres of high-quality farmland will swell crop yields, a farm ministry official said on Friday. China produced 602 million tonnes of grain last year, the culmination of a decade […] Read more
British scientists seek go-ahead for GM ‘Omega-3’ crop trial
LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – British scientists have applied for permission to run an open-air field trial of a genetically modified (GM) crop they hope may one day become a sustainable and environmentally friendly source of healthy Omega-3 fats. The proposed trial – likely to generate controversy in a nation where GM foods have little […] Read more
Harsh winter, Plains drought stress U.S. winter wheat crop
CHICAGO, Jan 21 (Reuters) – One of the harshest winters in years in the U.S. Plains and Midwest, coupled with severe dryness in parts of the region, has left the dormant winter wheat crop at a higher than normal risk of damage. Temperatures on Jan. 6 plummeted to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 29 Celsius) […] Read more
CME live cattle futures slump with beef prices, hogs mixed
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Aside from February, Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Thursday, pressured by profit taking and the pullback in wholesale beef prices, traders and analyst said. Thursday morning’s wholesale choice beef price was $238.70 per hundredweight, down $1.35 from Wednesday, snapping a 10-day run of […] Read more
