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Aug. 7, 2025 at 11:07 am CDT

China’s pig industry representatives will gather next week in Beijing to discuss ways to reduce breeding sow numbers by a million as part of a push to tackle over-capacity and stabilize prices.

By Ella Cao, Lewis Jackson, Reuters

Aug. 7, 2025 at 10:40 am CDT

In major U.S. livestock regions, some ranchers have slowly begun taking the first steps to boost cattle production after the nation’s inventory shrank due to a years-long drought that dried up pasture land used for grazing and hiked feeding costs.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Aug. 7, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump's higher tariffs on imports from dozens of countries kicked in on Thursday, raising the average U.S. import duty to its highest in a century and leaving major trade partners such as Switzerland, Brazil and India hurriedly searching for a better deal.

By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder, Reuters

Aug. 6, 2025 at 4:51 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs on Wednesday as strong consumer demand for beef and another spike in wholesale boxed beef prices supported an ongoing futures rally.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters

Aug. 6, 2025 at 4:14 pm CDT

U.S. agrichemicals company Corteva raised its annual adjusted profit forecast on Wednesday, following strong performance in the first half of the year.

By Reuters