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U.S. livestock: Cattle lower amid broad selling pressure

Apr. 21, 2025 at 3:33 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Monday, retreating from early gains as the livestock markets found themselves caught up in the broad weakness triggered by threats from United States President Donald Trump to remove Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured as Trump attacks Federal Reserve chair

Apr. 21, 2025 at 2:27 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Cropland threatened by toxic metals: study

Apr. 21, 2025 at 11:25 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

a man cooking beef brisket on a barbecue in a restaurant in Beijing, China

US beef off the menu as the trade war hits Beijing’s American-style restaurants

Apr. 21, 2025 at 10:35 am CDT

By Ella Cao Josh Arslan

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: Wheat up on US Plains dryness, soybeans fall on profit taking

Apr. 17, 2025 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as USDA reports decline in inventory; hogs gain

Apr. 17, 2025 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago live cattle and feeder contracts rose on Thursday as the USDA's cattle on feed report showed cattle inventory down two per cent compared to one year ago.

By Geralyn Wichers

American and Chinese flags flying on a backdrop of blue sky.

Who is likely to win a trade war between the U.S, China?

Apr. 17, 2025 at 11:55 am CDT

China's slumping economy might not be able to withstand a prolonged trade war with the United States, according to an analyst.

By Sean Pratt

China says it will ignore US ‘tariff numbers game’

Apr. 17, 2025 at 10:11 am CDT

China will pay no attention if the United States continues to play the “tariff numbers game”, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, after the White House outline how China faces tariffs of up to 245 per cent due to its retaliatory actions.

By Reuters

IGC raises world corn crop forecast, trims wheat

Apr. 17, 2025 at 10:05 am CDT

The International Grains Council (IGC) has raised its forecast for 2025/26 global corn production, driven by an improved outlook in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States.

By Reuters

Bayer CEO: targeting US state regulation to stem glyphosate costs

Apr. 17, 2025 at 10:03 am CDT

Bayer is lobbying U.S. states to adjust their regulatory framework in its battle to wind down costly litigation over its weed killer glyphosate, the German chemicals company's CEO said in a draft speech released on Thursday.

By Reuters