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USDA lowers U.S. soybean/corn yield estimates

Nov. 8, 2024 at 2:19 pm CST

There were a few tweaks to the latest monthly report from the United States Department of Agriculture released on Nov. 8. The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates not only lowered yields for U.S. corn and soybeans, the department reduced the ending stocks for both.

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US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people

Nov. 8, 2024 at 10:10 am CST

By Deena Beasley Leah Douglas Reuters

CNH Industrial shares fall after third-quarter profit miss, forecast cut

Nov. 8, 2024 at 10:09 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher as Wall Street extends gains

Nov. 7, 2024 at 7:55 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb near one-month high as vegoils shoot higher

Nov. 7, 2024 at 4:17 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than five decades

Nov. 7, 2024 at 12:38 pm CST

Argentina's beef exports during the first nine months of this year rose to their highest level in 57 years, as shipments of one of the South American country's best-known food staples grew among buyers in the United States and neighboring Chile.

By Reuters

Trump victory puts spotlight on trade

Nov. 7, 2024 at 12:29 pm CST

Trump’s pledges to boost competitiveness and renegotiate the United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA) as well as the potential to impose trade sanctions could spell difficulties for Canadian producers.

By Jonah Grignon

China set for record soybean imports in 2024 ahead of Trump’s inauguration

Nov. 7, 2024 at 10:04 am CST

China imported 8.09 million metric tons of soybeans in October with buyers rushing to stockpile before Donald Trump takes office early next year, as the world's top soybean buyer heads for its largest annual imports on record.

By Mei Mei Chu Reuters

Food companies sell products that are less healthy in poorer countries, says report

Nov. 7, 2024 at 9:58 am CST

The world’s biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell in high-income countries, according to a new report. Products sold by companies including Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever were assessed as part of a global index published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), its first since 2021.

By Jennifer Rigby Reuters

Tractors of the year announced at EIMA agricultural machinery show

Nov. 7, 2024 at 7:54 am CST

Day one of the EIMA international machinery show in Balogna, Italy, saw five tractor manufacturers take home awards for Tractor of the Year. There were six different categories in play – Fendt won in two categories – that ranged from horsepower to sustainability and a newly created category called 'TotyBot' for fully automated tractors without a cab.

By Greg Berg