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U.S. senator investigates claims of child labour at Tyson Foods plant

May. 7, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley says he has launched an investigation into Tyson Foods after a former employee alleged children worked at one of its processing plants.

Mexico agriculture minister says reached deals with US counterpart, met with tomato sector

May. 7, 2025 at 10:18 am CDT

By Cassandra Garrison Reuters

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 continue slide on trade tensions, tumbling soyoil

May. 6, 2025 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle higher on surging cash market

May. 6, 2025 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Mosaic beats first-quarter profit estimates on South America business strength

May. 6, 2025 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Reuters

Semi truck drives near the Canadian border on a snowy day.

Canada’s trade deficit narrows in March

May. 6, 2025 at 9:58 am CDT

Canada's trade deficit narrowed to C$506 million in March, beating expectations as imports fell at a faster rate than the drop in exports, data showed on Tuesday.

By Promit Mukherjee Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as traders await US-China trade talks

May. 5, 2025 at 2:37 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday as traders awaited updates on possible U.S.-China trade talks amid mounting competition from Brazil, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle gallop to new highs on record cash prices

May. 2, 2025 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures stormed to contract highs on Friday, as tight U.S. supplies drove cash prices to records this week, traders said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid hopes for easing US-China trade tensions

May. 2, 2025 at 3:27 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Friday amid hopes for a thaw in U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China, the world's top importer of the oilseed, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Bunge’s merger with Viterra stalled by US-China trade tensions, Bloomberg reports

May. 2, 2025 at 11:26 am CDT

Bunge Global's $34 billion merger with Glencore-backed Viterra is being stalled by trade tensions between the U.S. and China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

By Reuters