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EU vessel sanctions weigh on Russian grain exports, central bank says

Jan. 30, 2025 at 10:48 am CST

The European Union's sanctions on vessels transporting Russian grain, along with Turkey's wheat import ban, impacted Russian grain exports at the end of 2024, the country's central bank said on Thursday.

View of the Canadian parliament building from across the river.

Federal government extends On-Farm Climate Action Fund

Jan. 29, 2025 at 5:37 pm CST

By Jonah Grignon

Syngenta, Corteva must face part of U.S. farmers’ antitrust lawsuit over pesticide prices

Jan. 29, 2025 at 2:16 pm CST

By Mike Scarcella Reuters

U.S. commerce secretary Howard Lutnick testifying before the Senate.

Trump’s commerce nominee says tariffs not inflationary, wants Canada dairy access

Jan. 29, 2025 at 1:27 pm CST

By Reuters

December canola crush pushes higher

Jan. 29, 2025 at 11:10 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Russia’s chief forecaster says mild weather helps winter crops survive

Jan. 29, 2025 at 10:48 am CST

A mild winter with record warm temperatures in many agricultural regions of Russia, viewed by scientists as a sign of climate change, is helping winter crops to survive, state weather agency chief Roman Vilfand said on Wednesday.

By Reuters

ADM taps industry veteran to lead accounting amid irregularities

Jan. 29, 2025 at 10:38 am CST

Grains trader Archer-Daniels-Midland on Wednesday named Carrie Nichol as its chief accounting officer, effective March 1, 2025, as the company continues to grapple with accounting irregularities.

By Reuters

Smithfield Foods to keep US pork plants open, eyes tariffs amid IPO, CEO says

Jan. 28, 2025 at 1:04 pm CST

Smithfield Foods does not plan to close more U.S. pork processing plants, Chief Executive Shane Smith said on Tuesday, as the company returned to a U.S. exchange after more than a decade in a spinoff by Hong Kong-based WH Group 0288.HK.

By Juveria Tabassum Reuters Tom Polansek

Germany seeks aid for farmers after foot-and-mouth disease case

Jan. 28, 2025 at 11:47 am CST

Germany's agriculture minister will seek financial aid for farmers hit by the impact of a case of foot-and-mouth disease on a farm in east Germany, the ministry said.

By Reuters