JBS USA on Monday halted production at a Nebraska beef plant that slaughters about 5% of U.S. cattle due to a fire, but said the company expects to resume operations on Tuesday.
U.S. grain exports slumped to their lowest level in years last week as shippers struggled to restart loading operations along the Louisiana Gulf Coast after Hurricane Ida flooded and damaged grain terminals and knocked out power across the region, preliminary data showed on Monday.
Argentina's government has agreed a short-term deal with Belgian firm Jan de Nul to dredge the Parana River, a government source said on Friday, a move aimed at helping ships with grain exports navigate the waterway which currently is at record low levels. The Parana is at its lowest in 77 years due to a severe drought in Brazil where it begins.
U.S. wheat futures edged lower on Friday to hit a six-week low as expectations of ample global supplies pushed the grain towards a weekly loss of nearly 5%. FUNDAMENTALS. * The most active wheat futures on the Chicago Board Of Trade were down 0.1% at $6.91-1/2 a bushel by 0143 GMT, near a session low of $6.90-3/4 a bushel - the weakest since July 29.
Louisiana Gulf Coast grain exports are slowly ramping up after a nearly two-week halt due to damage from Hurricane Ida, with at least two large exporters loading vessels and power steadily being restored to other terminals, government and shipping sources said on Thursday.
Global grains trader Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM) expects to resume export loadings at its Louisiana Gulf Coast terminals in Ama and Reserve by the end of the month, while repairs at its Destrehan terminal following Hurricane Ida will take "a few weeks longer," the company said on Thursday.
-Louisiana Gulf Coast grain exports are slowly ramping up after a nearly two-week halt due to damage from Hurricane Ida, with at least two large exporters loading vessels and power steadily being restored to other terminals, government and shipping sources said on Thursday.
Argentina's main farm associations said on Thursday that they plan collective action to protest against the extension of government limits on beef exports, although the timeframe and scope of the actions were still under discussion.
Louisiana Gulf Coast grain exports are slowly ramping up after a nearly two-week halt due to damage from Hurricane Ida, with at least two large terminals loading vessels and power steadily being restored to others, government and shipping sources said on Thursday.
A group of influential farmer leaders ratcheted up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to roll back three new farm laws by organising a mammoth rally in India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh last week.
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