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Hind quarters of beef hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit new highs on resilient consumer demand

Aug. 6, 2025 at 4:51 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs on Wednesday as strong consumer demand for beef and another spike in wholesale boxed beef prices supported an ongoing futures rally.

Corteva raises annual profit forecast after strong first-half performance

Aug. 6, 2025 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 5-year low, corn at contract lows as supply pressure builds

Aug. 6, 2025 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

CBOT Weekly: More pressure on grain prices

Aug. 6, 2025 at 3:11 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Glencore says long-term strategy may involve sale of Bunge stake

Aug. 6, 2025 at 9:16 am CDT

By Reuters

Bayer CEO: we will have to stop U.S. glyphosate production if nothing changes

Aug. 6, 2025 at 9:11 am CDT

Bayer on Wednesday said it would be forced to stop its U.S. production of widely-used farming weedkiller glyphosate unless regulatory or legal changes are made to stave of litigation that has been weighing on the German company.

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up

Aug. 5, 2025 at 3:21 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures surged on Tuesday to sit just under highs. Hog contracts also made gains.

By Geralyn Wichers

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs

Aug. 5, 2025 at 2:54 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures plunged to contract lows on Tuesday to approach their lowest point since 2020 as sinking corn futures and seasonal supply pressure from Northern Hemisphere harvests weighed on the market, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Wheat is transfered to the cargo ship 'Jork' at the Alliance Grain Terminal in Vancouver

ADM Q2 profit falls to 5-year low amid trade turmoil

Aug. 5, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

Archer-Daniels-Midland posted its lowest second-quarter profit in five years on Tuesday as U.S. trade upheaval and uncertainty around biofuel policies slowed sales and crimped trading and crop processing margins.

By Karl Plume Katha Kalia Reuters