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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.

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

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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 futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy

Aug. 26, 2025 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Cattle walk through a fenced channel at a feedlot

U.S. cattle ranchers criticize government for delayed reporting of human screwworm case

Aug. 26, 2025 at 9:58 am CDT

By Leah Douglas Reuters Tom Polansek

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago.

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm

Aug. 25, 2025 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

China says ‘rampant’ U.S. protectionism threatens agricultural ties

Aug. 25, 2025 at 9:57 am CDT

U.S. protectionism is undermining agricultural cooperation with China, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said, warning that farmers should not bear the price of the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

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U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

Aug. 25, 2025 at 9:53 am CDT

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday reported the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, from an outbreak-affected country.

By Cassandra Garrison Leah Douglas Reuters Tom Polansek

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy

Aug. 22, 2025 at 2:20 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans rose further on Friday to a two-month peak as brisk weekly exports, hopes that China will revert to buying U.S. crops and a rally in soyoil offset supply pressure from favorable U.S. field conditions.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa.

Canada lifts several import tariffs on U.S. goods as talks continue

Aug. 22, 2025 at 2:16 pm CDT

Starting September 1, Canada will adjust its tariffs on agricultural products, consumer goods and machinery, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at a press conference in Ottawa on Friday.

By Reuters

French maize ratings slip again; wheat harvest complete

Aug. 22, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

Maize crop conditions in France, the European Union's biggest grain producer, registered a third consecutive weekly decline in the week to August 18, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, as a heatwave gripped most of the country.

By Reuters