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Apr. 30, 2025 at 10:10 am CDT

China's used cooking oil exports to the United States, its largest buyer, are set to plunge in coming months due to steep tariffs, forcing sellers to divert shipments to Europe and elsewhere, industry players said.

By Chen Aizhu, Reuters, Trixie Yap

Apr. 29, 2025 at 4:41 pm CDT

The National Academy of Sciences has canceled a workshop on preventing human bird flu infections after being told to stop work on the event by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an email sent to one of the workshop presenters and seen by Reuters.

By Reuters

Apr. 29, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago corn and soybean futures ended lower on a volatile day of trading Tuesday, as U.S. farmers raced to plant their fields and investors bemoaned a lack of fresh news over the U.S.-China trade war, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters

Apr. 29, 2025 at 11:51 am CDT

China, the world's biggest pork consumer, is no longer a viable market for top U.S. pork processor Smithfield Foods due to retaliatory tariffs by Beijing, company executives said on Tuesday.

By Reuters, Savyata Mishra, Tom Polansek

Apr. 28, 2025 at 4:52 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures sank to contract lows on Monday on expectations that more rain will hit dry growing areas of the Plains after beneficial showers over the weekend, analysts said.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek