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A cloned newborn horse stands next to its surrogate mother in an enclosure at a horse birthing hospital, in San Antonio de Areco, near Buenos Aires, Argentina July 29, 2025.

World’s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo

Sep. 2, 2025 at 10:04 am CDT

Kheiron Biotech, an Argentine company, has bred gene-edited polo ponies and says gene-editing has the potential to revolutionize horse breeding.

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 rises on strong demand, disease concerns

Aug. 29, 2025 at 2:38 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Sunset over growing soybean plants in a field.

China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid U.S. trade war, sources say

Aug. 29, 2025 at 10:10 am CDT

By Ella Cao Naveen Thukral Reuters

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago.

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

Aug. 28, 2025 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Aug. 28, 2025 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

A Mexican farmer sprays disinfectant on the head of a brown beef cow.

Mexico reports 53 per cent increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July

Aug. 28, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53 per cent jump from the number of cases reported in July, according to Mexican government data seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

By Cassandra Garrison Heather Schlitz Reuters

Canada appoints new envoy to India

Aug. 28, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

Canada announced on Thursday it had appointed a new high commissioner, or ambassador, to India in the latest sign of improving ties between the two trading partners.

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on favorable weather in growing regions

Aug. 27, 2025 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures lost ground on Wednesday, with prices weighed down by large global harvests, favorable weather in growing areas, and a strong U.S. dollar, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Raw beef with a brazil flag label on it.

U.S. tariffs on Brazil will reshape global beef trade flows, analysts say

Aug. 27, 2025 at 4:07 pm CDT

Higher U.S. tariffs on Brazil are expected to reshape global beef trade flows, sparking increased shipments to the U.S. from countries like Mexico and Australia while Brazil seeks alternative markets, analysts said on Wednesday.

By Kylie Madry Reuters roberto-samora

Ripe wheat near Selkirk, Manitoba in late August, 2024. | Greg Berg photo

Ukraine 2025 wheat crop seen at 21.8 million tons, corn at 28 million-29 million says farm union

Aug. 27, 2025 at 9:57 am CDT

Ukraine’s 2025 wheat harvest is forecast at a maximum of 21.8 million metric tons, down from 22.7 million tons in 2024, the UAC farmers’ union said on Wednesday, slightly raising its outlook for this year’s corn crop.

By Reuters