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Ont. soybean charges decoupled from price 27 Aug 2013 | 05:13 am
A revised agreement for soybean marketing in Ontario will see soybean drying charges negotiated between dealers and farmers, rather than tied to the crop's price, starting next week.
Prairie wheat cash bids steady to stronger 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 am
Cash bids for Canada Western red spring (CWRS) wheat were steady across Western Canada during the week ending Monday, amid improving basis levels and weakness in Minneapolis spring wheat futures.
Zilmax halt fuels demand for rival cattle feed product 27 Aug 2013 | 03:58 am
Merck's decision to suspend sales of its Zilmax cattle feed additive has caused such a surge in demand for rival Eli Lilly's Optaflexx that Lilly is telling some new customers it cannot immediately su...
Cargill to suspend purchases of Zilmax-fed cattle 27 Aug 2013 | 03:47 am
Cargill, Canada's biggest beef processor and the third-largest meat producer in the U.S., says more testing needs to be done on the feed additive Zilmax -- and the last cattle fed with the drug will b...
Dry, hot U.S. weather outlook ignites grain, soy rally 27 Aug 2013 | 02:56 am
New-crop U.S. soybean futures soared their daily trading limit to an 11-month high on Monday, and corn reached a one-month peak above US$5 per bushel, as hot, dry weather threatened to cut crop yields...
CME feeder cattle futures plunge as corn prices surge 27 Aug 2013 | 02:47 am
Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed sharply lower on Monday, with October down its limit of three cents per pound, as investors worried that high-priced corn may curb feedlot dema...
East's corn, soy growers get 'next-gen' fungicide ingredient 26 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
Already cleared for launch into pulse crops in the West, a "next-generation" fungicide ingredient's debut in Eastern Canada is expected to be in corn and soybean crops.
Q+A: Temple Grandin on Zilmax, beta-agonists 24 Aug 2013 | 04:22 am
Merck and Co. recruited Temple Grandin, an advocate for the humane treatment of livestock, to be on a board that will consult on the company's Zilmax feed additive, which has been temporarily taken of...
U.S. live cattle futures sag before USDA report 24 Aug 2013 | 03:39 am
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower Friday as traders tweaked positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly cattle-on-feed report expected at 2 p.m. CT.
Hot spell boosts U.S. soy to two-month high; corn also rises 24 Aug 2013 | 03:21 am
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures leaped three per cent to a fresh two-month high on Friday on forecasts for hot and dry weather in the U.S. crop belt, which threatened to trim soy yields.
