Farm trade frets over sequestration, meat sector worries most
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Farmers and agribusiness companies are worried that across-the-board federal budget cuts will snarl the supply channels for everything from milk and broiler chickens to grain...
View ArticleUS ethanol giant POET makes rare bid for wheat in Indiana
March 6 (Reuters) – Leading U.S. ethanol maker POET Biorefining, in a rare move, is bidding for soft red winter wheat (SRW) at an Indiana facility as supplies of corn, the main feedstock in ethanol...
View ArticleCold start to spring slows demand for high-quality U.S. beef
CHICAGO, March 20 (Reuters) – Persistently cold weather and snowfall on the first day of spring have crimped demand for high-quality cuts of beef in the United States at a time of year that typically...
View ArticleUSDA decision on weekly DDGs export data could come within months
April 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Agriculture Department’s comment period ends on Thursday on whether to release weekly export data for dried distillers’ grains, a “co-product” of ethanol production that...
View ArticleU.S. cash soy markets sizzle on long tail to export season
CHICAGO, April 26 (Reuters) – U.S. soybean crushers are running at reduced capacities and bidding record premiums for beans from tight-fisted farmers as demand for protein-rich animal feed has shown...
View ArticleSlowest plantings ever should trim U.S. corn yields -agronomists
CHICAGO, May 14 (Reuters) – U.S. corn yields are unlikely to reach their full potential this year as the slowest planting pace on record shortens the growing season, increasing risks that plants will...
View ArticleUS lumber futures fall most in 18 months as exports plunge
CHICAGO, May 24 (Reuters) – U.S. lumber futures fell nearly 2 percent on Friday, capping their deepest streak of losses in 1-1/2 years as a resurgence in the domestic housing market was overshadowed by...
View ArticleMississippi River reopens for barges as flood waters recede
By Michael Hirtzer (Reuters) – The Mississippi River was reopened on Thursday along a five-mile stretch near St. Louis as waters receded after one of the worst floods on record halted barge traffic for...
View ArticleClock ticking on Olympics, says NHL commissioner
CHICAGO, June 12 (Reuters) – Time is running out to complete a deal that would see the National Hockey League free players for the Sochi Olympics, commissioner Gary Bettman said on Wednesday. Speaking...
View ArticleShaw’s late strike seals opening win for Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Andrew Shaw’s goal in triple overtime sealed a marathon 4-3 victory for the Chicago Blackhawks over the Boston Bruins as the Stanley Cup Finals opened with a Game One thriller on...
View ArticleUS grain buyers face record premiums, final sting from 2012 drought
CHICAGO, July 9 (Reuters) – Last year’s U.S. drought, the worst since the Dust Bowl, is delivering its final sting to major grains buyers like Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge Ltd and Cargill Inc, who are...
View ArticleSizzling U.S. cash corn market teeters on edge as soy plunges
CHICAGO, July 25 (Reuters) – Record-high cash bids for corn in the United States were starting to show signs of cracking on Thursday, but strong demand from ethanol plants was likely to prevent a wave...
View ArticleUS cash corn bids tumble from lofty levels after soy drops
CHICAGO, July 25 (Reuters) – U.S. cash corn bids fell hard from record-high levels on Thursday as a big drop in Chicago futures markets encouraged farmers to sell what remained of last year’s harvest,...
View ArticleRains preceded record drop in U.S. corn, soy cash prices
CHICAGO, July 26 (Reuters) – Widespread rains last weekend in the U.S. Corn Belt sparked a record drop in cash corn and soybean prices – a wave of declines that triggered a steep fall in futures at the...
View ArticleU.S. corn, soy cash bids recovering as farmer sales slow
CHICAGO, July 31 (Reuters) – Cash bids for corn and soybeans were recovering across the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday after a historic collapse last week as grain buyers sought to spur sales from...
View ArticleGreen Plains to temporarily shut down nine ethanol plants -CEO
Aug 2 (Reuters) – Corn-based ethanol maker Green Plains Renewable Energy will temporarily shut down nine of its 10 ethanol plants for maintenance during the next two months as corn supplies tighten...
View ArticleLollapalooza’s broad appeal leads to biggest audience yet
CHICAGO, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Lollapalooza, the three-day music festival in Chicago’s historic Grant Park, was bigger than ever this year with a lineup that honored its alternative rock roots and...
View ArticleRecord blizzard kills S. Dakota cattle, gov’t shutdown will slow aid
Oct 8 (Reuters) – Disaster aid will be slow to come for South Dakota ranchers who lost as many as 60,000 head of cattle during an historic blizzard over the weekend, industry officials said on Tuesday....
View ArticleRecord blizzard kills South Dakota cattle, government shutdown will slow aid
By Michael Hirtzer (Reuters) – Disaster aid will be slow to come for South Dakota ranchers who lost as many as 60,000 head of cattle during an historic blizzard over the weekend, industry officials...
View ArticleLong-idled Ohio ethanol plant to restart next week
By Michael Hirtzer (Reuters) – A central Ohio ethanol plant that has been idled for nearly five years will restart next week and produce up to 50 million gallons (189 million liters) of the fuel...
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