Insights and Stories on International

Mar. 3, 2025 at 3:48 pm CST

A prominent lobbyist in Washington, D.C., who represents manufacturers of machinery and farm equipment in America is having little success with U.S. president Donald Trump's administration on tariffs.

By Robert Arnason

Mar. 3, 2025 at 3:40 pm CST

Be it the Canadian Prairies or the United States Midwest, spring-like weather is on its way for the first couple of weeks of March, said Drew Lerner, president and chief agricultural meteorologist for World Weather Inc. in Overland, Kan. Meanwhile, the dryness that has dominated parts of Argentina and Brazil is likely to continue for the next several weeks.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Mar. 3, 2025 at 3:24 pm CST

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange came out of the weekend in a similar way to how they entered it, showing downward momentum. Meanwhile, the United States prepares to issue tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports starting tomorrow. The April live cattle contract dropped 0.400 U.S. cents per […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Mar. 3, 2025 at 11:57 am CST

U.S. President Donald Trump will decide on Monday what levels of tariffs he will impose early on Tuesday on Canada and Mexico amid last-minute negotiations over border security and efforts to halt the inflow of fentanyl opioids, his commerce secretary said.

By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder, Reuters, Steve Holland

Mar. 3, 2025 at 10:53 am CST

As U.S. secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins took the stage at the Commodity Classic in Denver about 2,500 farmers inside the Colorado Convention Centre leapt out of their seats and gave her a standing ovation.

By Robert Arnason