date:Aug 08, 2014
tation Board has ordered railroads to report weekly grain shipping performance.
Cargill's beef business was a bright spot as a downturn in feed costs boosted North American cattle feeding margins and beef exports from Australia were brisk. But the company, one of the largest U.S. beef processors, has closed plants in Wisconsin and Texas over the past year as the U.S. cattle herd shrunk to the smallest in 63 years.
Pork and poultry results improved from a year ago.
Earnings in industrial and f