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Carney, Modi hold talks to reset India and Canada ties after tense two years

Jun. 18, 2025 at 9:49 am CDT

Canadian and Indian prime ministers Mark Carney and Narendra Modi held on Tuesday what they called a productive first bilateral meeting since then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused New Delhi in 2023 of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh separatist.

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: Soybeans end higher, supported by crude oil; wheat rises, corn mixed

Jun. 17, 2025 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

An agent passes meat being prepared during a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a Glenn Valley Foods meat production plant in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. June 10, 2025 in a still image from video.

ICE walks back limits on raids targeting farms, restaurants and hotels

Jun. 17, 2025 at 4:01 pm CDT

By Leah Douglas Reuters Ted Hesson

A man walks in an empty Ein al-Fejeh spring basin, in Damascus countryside, Syria, May 12, 2025.

Barren fields, dry wells: after war, drought ravages Syrian farms

Jun. 17, 2025 at 10:31 am CDT

By Nazih Osseiran Reuters

U.S. and U.K. announce a trade deal, but steel imports unresolved

Jun. 17, 2025 at 10:27 am CDT

By Andrea Shalal Jarrett Renshaw Reuters

U.S. grains: Soyoil hits 20-month peak, corn falls on good crop weather

Jun. 16, 2025 at 5:42 pm CDT

U.S. soyoil futures hit their highest in 20 months on Monday, supported by U.S. biofuel blending proposals that are likely to increase demand, while soybean futures touched a one-month high before paring gains.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Canola seed pours from a combine into a grain cart.

U.S. Senate bill would shrink tax credit for biofuels made from foreign feedstocks

Jun. 16, 2025 at 5:13 pm CDT

U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a tax bill that would extend a clean fuel tax credit through 2031, but trim 20 per cent of the value of the credit for biofuels made from feedstocks produced outside of the United States.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

Bunge-Viterra merger clears final hurdle with China’s conditional approval

Jun. 16, 2025 at 1:19 pm CDT

China's market regulator has granted conditional approval for global agribusiness Bunge Global's merger with Glencore-backed grain handler Viterra, it said on Monday, clearing the final hurdle for the $34 billion mega-deal announced two years ago.

By Ella Cao Lewis Jackson Reuters

A woman is detained during a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a Glenn Valley Foods meat production plant in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. June 10, 2025 in a still image from video.

U.S. immigration to pause most raids on farms, meat packers

Jun. 16, 2025 at 9:33 am CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has directed immigration officials to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, restaurants and meatpacking plants, according to an internal email reviewed by Reuters, a senior Trump official, and a person familiar with the matter.

By Marisa Taylor Reuters Ted Hesson

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb, soyoil soars daily limit on US biofuel proposal

Jun. 13, 2025 at 4:49 pm CDT

U.S. soyoil futures surged their daily limit on Friday and soybeans hit a three-week high after President Donald Trump's administration proposed biofuel blending requirements that were above trade expectations, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters