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General Mills keeps annual outlook as North America demand softens

Sep. 17, 2025 at 9:48 am CDT

General Mills maintained its annual sales and profit forecasts on Wednesday, as the Cheerios maker grapples with rising economic uncertainty and softer demand in key markets, including North America.

Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures rise as dollar sags; crop yields eyed

Sep. 16, 2025 at 3:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Canola Fields in Dufferin County, May 24, 2022

Vietnamese feed makers buying Canadian canola meal after China duties, sources say

Sep. 16, 2025 at 11:14 am CDT

By Naveen Thukral Reuters

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Asia millers buy more U.S. wheat on competitive prices, Black Sea delays

Sep. 16, 2025 at 9:46 am CDT

By Naveen Thukral Reuters

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U.S. grains: Corn sags as bumper US crop harvest advances, soybeans retreat

Sep. 15, 2025 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Sunset over growing soybean plants in a field.

USDA considering economic aid for farmers this fall, says secretary

Sep. 15, 2025 at 11:41 am CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with Congress to evaluate whether economic aid might be needed for the nation’s farmers this fall amid trade disputes and record-high yields, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on expectations of US agriculture secretary announcement

Sep. 12, 2025 at 6:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on investor expectations that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins might announce a re-opening of the border with Mexico for cattle imports in a speech in Oklahoma on Friday. The U.S. is currently closed to cattle imports from Mexico because of […]

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Agrichemicals firm Corteva explores splitting seed and pesticide units, WSJ reports

Sep. 12, 2025 at 4:37 pm CDT

U.S. agrichemicals company Corteva is exploring a breakup that would separate its seed and pesticide businesses into two separate companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Separating its crop-seed unit from its pesticide business could help shield its seeds from any potential future […]

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn jump after USDA’s monthly crop report

Sep. 12, 2025 at 2:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean and corn futures rose on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture delivered a bearish, but unsurprising, monthly crop report. U.S. farmers will harvest the most acres of corn since 1933 and produce more of the grain than previously expected, even though crop yields […]

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Corn diseases lurk in bumper U.S. crop, threatening yields

Sep. 12, 2025 at 9:57 am CDT

High levels of fungal disease like tar spot and southern rust are lurking in corn fields across the U.S. Midwest, threatening to reduce yields of a record-large crop and cause headaches for farmers during the autumn harvest.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters