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Sheep grazing under solar panels help US farmers to survive crop-price slump

Mar. 3, 2025 at 10:11 am CST

As U.S. farmers grapple with soaring debt and slumping incomes, some crop producers are trading their tractors for flocks of sheep, and starting up solar grazing businesses to help make ends meet.

U.S. grains: Chicago grains fall as tariff anxiety grows

Feb. 28, 2025 at 3:44 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn falls on US planting data, tariff confusion

Feb. 27, 2025 at 4:49 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Trump sows confusion on tariff dates for Canada and Mexico

Feb. 27, 2025 at 10:19 am CST

By Andrea Shalal David Lawder Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains and soybeans dip on year-end positioning, tariff worries

Feb. 26, 2025 at 4:01 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

US will spend up to $1 billion to combat bird flu, USDA secretary says

Feb. 26, 2025 at 11:10 am CST

The U.S. will invest up to $1 billion to combat the spread of bird flu, including increasing imports of eggs, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

After trade dispute, Mexico officially bans the planting of GM corn

Feb. 26, 2025 at 11:02 am CST

Mexico's lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved a constitutional reform to ban the planting of genetically modified (GM) corn, a move that could lead to more tension with the United States after the resolution of a trade dispute, analysts said.

By Reuters

Argentina gives green light to cattle exports in five-decade reversal

Feb. 26, 2025 at 9:59 am CST

The Argentine government has authorized the export of live cattle for slaughter, reversing a prohibition that had been in place for over five decades.

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit three-week low; wheat dips, soy choppy

Feb. 25, 2025 at 4:33 pm CST

U.S. corn futures fell to a three-week low on Tuesday, sliding for a third successive session on tariff tensions and improving weather outlooks for South American crop regions, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Global avian influenza outbreaks give Brazil chicken exports an edge

Feb. 25, 2025 at 1:23 pm CST

Projections for Brazilian chicken exports this year will likely be revised upward as numerous outbreaks of avian influenza reduce supply in competing exporters and importing nations.

By Ana Mano Reuters