Quick Overview

• Canada’s retail sales fell 0.3%.
  

• U.K. retail sales rose 3.6%
  

• EU industrial new orders rose 1.8% in November, but fell 2.0% YoY.
  

• The USDA said 2.13 billion pounds of beef was produced in December, up 2.5% YoY
  

• The USDA said 1.99 billion pounds of Pork was produced, down 3.3% YoY.
  

• North America's cocoa grind totaled 111,986 tons in Q4 -- down 1.5% YoY