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Bunge receives China regulatory approval for Viterra deal

Jun. 13, 2025 at 1:14 pm CDT

Global agribusiness Bunge Global has received regulatory approval from China for its acquisition of grain handler Viterra and expects to close the $34 billion deal "on or around July 2," the company said in a statement on Friday.

US EPA proposes higher biofuel blending volumes through 2027

Jun. 13, 2025 at 11:33 am CDT

By Reuters Stephanie Kelly

Brazil beef barons’ Wall Street listing caps a return from exile

Jun. 13, 2025 at 10:06 am CDT

By Lisandra Paraguassu Luciana Magalhaes Reuters Ricardo Brito

ADM sets off ‘frenzy’ in US soybean market ahead of new biofuel blend rule

Jun. 13, 2025 at 10:02 am CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 1-wk low on demand worries; wheat sags, corn firms

Jun. 12, 2025 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Protesters against ICE raids and deportations across New York and the US in Foley Square on June 10, 2025 in New York.

Trump promises immigration order soon on farm and leisure workers

Jun. 12, 2025 at 4:58 pm CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would issue an order soon to address the effects of his immigration crackdown on the country's farm and hotel industries, which rely heavily on migrant labor.

By 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 raid of Omaha meat plant cuts staff, fuels food production worries

Jun. 12, 2025 at 9:53 am CDT

After meat processor Glenn Valley Foods was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, livestock traders and market analysts expressed concerns that the potential deportation of undocumented workers from such raids could disrupt U.S. food production.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Bunge nears China ruling for $8.2 billion Viterra merger, Bloomberg News reports

Jun. 12, 2025 at 9:47 am CDT

U.S. grains merchant Bunge is close to getting a ruling from Chinese regulators on its $8.2 billion (C$11.2 billion) purchase of Glencore-backed Viterra with a verdict expected within days, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on weather as US-China optimism cools

Jun. 11, 2025 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures drifted lower on Wednesday as initial optimism faded over the U.S. and China agreeing on the framework of a trade truce, and market players shifted their focus back to benign crop weather, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Donald Trump holds up documents on "liberation day"

Trump tariffs may remain in effect while appeals proceed, US appeals court rules

Jun. 11, 2025 at 10:24 am CDT

A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. means Trump may continue to enforce, for now, his "Liberation Day" tariffs on imports from most U.S. trading partners, as well as a separate set of tariffs levied on Canada, China and Mexico.

By Dietrich Knauth Nate Raymond Reuters