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Tuesday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 109,000 head versus last year at 112,000. Live Cattle Futures are mixed in late trading Tuesday. April Live Cattle is up 0.35 at 154.00. June Live Cattle is trading at 146.02, down 0.05. Trading was choppy for most of the session Tuesday.

Grain Futures are lower ahead of Tuesday's release of the USDA monthly Supply and Demand report. March Chicago wheat is trading at 526, down 3 3/4 cents. March Kansas City Wheat is trading lower at 560, down 3 1/2 cents. March Soybeans are trading lower at 972 1/2, down 6 cents. March Soymeal is...

Morgan Stanley's recent commodity report focused on copper, soybeans and oil. Here’s what analysts had to say. Falling Copper A Buying Opportunity Analysts were not expecting the 6 percent plunge in copper prices last week, and they see no fundamental reason for the decline. The...

If food inflation begins to slow down or even become deflationary, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is still in position to achieve its long-term growth target of 8 percent to 11 percent per year, according to Karen Short of Deutsche Bank. In a note to clients on Tuesday, Short focused on three...

In many American cities, temperatures have stayed well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit for the last few weeks. While some could be seeing relief, cities that avoided the triple digit heatwave in the western U.S. are set to see temperatures spike. Here are some securities to watch for the continuation...

It should come as no surprise that our government is yet again neglecting the food supply. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) just decided to allow diseases to be passed through glued-together meat products, and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) turned a blind eye to salmonella...

This is the third and final article in a series. To read the first article, click here: www.benzinga.com/node/2613801. To read the second article, click here: www.benzinga.com/node/2615863. In the previous article, we were left with the question of what was so exciting about a small laboratory in...

Following “widespread planting delays, the pace of development for seeded acres now is largely in line with long-term averages,” Bank of America writes. “For the week ended June 26, planting for corn, soy, and cotton are essentially complete. Corn emergence is largely complete while soy emergence...

Corn prices moved up on Thursday, after the U.S. Agriculture Department reported that the estimated corn surplus in 2012 would be less than anticipated, according to USA Today. The USDA cited weather patterns—too much rain—as a reason for why farmers have been unable to plant enough corn this...

In a report from the Economic Research Service, the United States Department of Agriculture has reported that the U.S. red meat production and exports hit record-highs in March and have been steadily increasing since 2007. The USDA has put together a forecast for livestock imports and exports in...