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U.S. agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins speaks to the media at the Commodity Classic in Denver.

U.S. suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over New World screwworm

May. 12, 2025 at 9:41 am CDT

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Sunday said she is suspending imports of live cattle, horses and bison through the southern U.S. border over the damaging pest New World screwworm, a measure that immediately drew opposition from Mexico.

Saskatchewan cattle producers want bovine TB investigation to target wildlife

May. 9, 2025 at 3:32 pm CDT

By Karen Briere

New Chicago spring wheat futures make thin trade thinner

May. 9, 2025 at 2:56 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

BASF’s agriculture arm eyes seeds and Asia as it prepares for listing

May. 9, 2025 at 10:35 am CDT

By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss Reuters

China buys Canadian, Australian wheat as heat hits crop, traders say

May. 9, 2025 at 10:32 am CDT

By Gus Trompiz Michael Hogan Peter Hobson Reuters

Ahead of China talks, Trump says 80 per cent tariffs ‘seems right’

May. 9, 2025 at 9:41 am CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that 80 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods "seems right;" making his first suggestion of a specific alternative to the 145 per cent levies he has imposed on China ahead of weekend talks to contain a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

By Doina Chiacu Reuters

Nutrien paints bullish fertilizer industry picture despite poor Q1 results

May. 9, 2025 at 1:30 am CDT

Nutrien offered a bullish outlook for the 2025 global fertilizer market in an analyst call on Thursday, despite issuing disappointing first-quarter results on Wednesday night.

By Ed White Reuters

Sharp drop in canola stocks

May. 8, 2025 at 2:32 pm CDT

Statistics Canada reported total canola stocks have plummeted over the last year. The federal agency released its grain stocks as of March 31 report on May 8. Also in the StatCan report, all wheat stocks declined moderately and there were other significant changes.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Top potash producer Nutrien misses first-quarter profit estimates on lower prices

May. 8, 2025 at 10:19 am CDT

Nutrien fell short of Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as the top potash producer was impacted by lower prices and higher energy costs.

By Reuters

British and American flags flying side by side.

Britain strikes first deal to cut Trump tariffs

May. 8, 2025 at 10:14 am CDT

The United States and Britain will announce a deal to lower tariffs on some goods on Thursday, the first such agreement since U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a global trade war with universal levies.

By Reuters