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Ford expects its 3.0-litre Power Stroke diesel engine to provide drivers with highway fuel efficiency of 30 miles per gallon on its 2018 F-150 diesel pickup. (Ford.ca)

Ford to launch diesel truck to grab fuel economy edge

By GFM Network News January 9, 2018

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. plans this spring to offer a diesel engine version of its best-selling F-150 pickup truck, looking to gain a marketing edge as its main rivals ramp up more efficient pickups of their own. Ford executives said they expect the F-150 diesel model with a 10-speed transmission to achieve […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash prices propel CME hogs to one-year high

By GFM Network News January 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Monday reached their highest level in almost a year as packers competed for supplies during the first full week of production after the New Year’s holiday, said traders. The February contract led the charge after investors bought that trading month and simultaneously sold deferred contracts. […] Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump celebrates after signing a pair of documents meant to promote rural internet access, after his remarks to the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Nashville on Jan. 8. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

General, Markets

Better trade deals coming for U.S. farmers, Trump says

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News January 8, 2018

In a 40-minute speech to the United States’ biggest farm organization, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke about free trade for 49 seconds. In 120 words Trump told the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting Monday in Nashville he was working to get U.S. farmers better trade deals. “To level the playing field for our great […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop daily limit on lower cash market sales

By GFM Network News January 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell sharply on Friday and hit daily trading limits on weaker cash market prices and easing concerns that frigid weather in feedlot areas could disrupt marketings. Fund selling, or “rolling,” of lead-month positions into deferred months ahead of similar moves early next week added pressure. […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

CME Group expands private trades in grain markets, raising worries

By GFM Network News January 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Exchange operator CME Group Inc will allow a type of privately negotiated transaction in all its agricultural markets for the first time on Monday, splitting traders who predict the move will either improve or hurt transparency. CME Group, which owns the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dip on mild Plains outlook, East Coast snow

By GFM Network News January 4, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Thursday in a technical selling and profit-taking setback and on concerns of a slowdown in beef demand in the storm-hit eastern United States, traders said. A winter storm continued its march up the U.S. East Coast on Thursday, with blizzard warnings from […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs turn up on cash, wholesale pork prices

By GFM Network News January 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher on Wednesday after stronger cash and wholesale pork prices pared some of Tuesday’s losses, said traders. Funds periodically sold, or “rolled,” lead-month positions into deferred months ahead of similar moves early next week. Monday will be the first of five days that funds in […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rally on higher cash, beef prices

By GFM Network News January 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied about 1.5 percent on Tuesday on fund buying and stronger cash cattle and beef prices, traders said. Frigid temperatures in U.S. Plains cattle producing areas also supported futures as such weather could slow down cattle weight gains, making them less available to packers. Actively […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from seven-week high

By GFM Network News December 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle Friday closed lower on technical selling and caution before cash prices by day’s end — but not before futures initially hit a seven-week high, said traders. Investors tweaked positions on the last session of 2017 for CME live cattle that gained 3.4 per cent for the […] Read more

Kioti introduced the SE models to its CK10 tractor series. They’re cabbed models available with 35 or 40 horsepower.

Machinery

Kioti puts cabs on its CK10 series

The South Korean brand ups the comfort  level on its compact tractors

By Scott Garvey December 29, 2017

One thing most farmers would agree on is it takes a lot work to keep farmyards neat and tidy. Whether it’s mowing grass in the summer or clearing snow from driveways and around buildings in winter, small tractors that fit into the compact utility segment can come in pretty handy with those chores. Often those […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

Pigs

Ford to launch diesel truck to grab fuel economy edge

U.S. livestock: Cash prices propel CME hogs to one-year high

Better trade deals coming for U.S. farmers, Trump says

U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop daily limit on lower cash market sales

CME Group expands private trades in grain markets, raising worries

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dip on mild Plains outlook, East Coast snow

U.S. livestock: Hogs turn up on cash, wholesale pork prices

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rally on higher cash, beef prices

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from seven-week high

Kioti puts cabs on its CK10 series

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