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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit contract highs on strong cash trade

Aug. 7, 2025 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs for the second day in a row on Thursday as strong cash cattle prices and resilient consumer demand continued to fuel a rally, analysts said.

China to reduce pig herd amid low consumer demand

Aug. 7, 2025 at 11:07 am CDT

By Ella Cao Lewis Jackson Reuters

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

U.S. cattle ranchers slowly start to rebuild decimated herd

Aug. 7, 2025 at 10:40 am CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

President Donald Trump speaks during a 'Liberation Day' event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s higher tariffs hit major US trading partners, sparking defiance and concern

Aug. 7, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

By Andrea Shalal David Lawder Reuters

Hind quarters of beef hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit new highs on resilient consumer demand

Aug. 6, 2025 at 4:51 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Corteva raises annual profit forecast after strong first-half performance

Aug. 6, 2025 at 4:14 pm CDT

U.S. agrichemicals company Corteva raised its annual adjusted profit forecast on Wednesday, following strong performance in the first half of the year.

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits 5-year low, corn at contract lows as supply pressure builds

Aug. 6, 2025 at 3:47 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures slipped to a five-year low on Wednesday, while corn set contract lows for the third session in a row as ample global supply hung over grain markets.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Glencore says long-term strategy may involve sale of Bunge stake

Aug. 6, 2025 at 9:16 am CDT

Miner and trader Glencore said on Wednesday that its long-term strategy could involve the sale of its 16.4 per cent stake in enlarged global agribusiness Bunge Global some time in the future.

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Bayer CEO: we will have to stop U.S. glyphosate production if nothing changes

Aug. 6, 2025 at 9:11 am CDT

Bayer on Wednesday said it would be forced to stop its U.S. production of widely-used farming weedkiller glyphosate unless regulatory or legal changes are made to stave of litigation that has been weighing on the German company.

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Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs

Aug. 5, 2025 at 2:54 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures plunged to contract lows on Tuesday to approach their lowest point since 2020 as sinking corn futures and seasonal supply pressure from Northern Hemisphere harvests weighed on the market, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters