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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit record high on tight supply, strong cash prices

Oct. 8, 2025 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures scaled to a record high on Wednesday on strong cash market prices and tight supplies as the U.S. border remains closed to Mexican imports due to the northward spread of the parasitic pest screwworm. Live cattle followed feeders higher, supported […]

closeup view of dairy cows in a row in a milking parlour.

Nestle quits global alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions

Oct. 8, 2025 at 9:29 am CDT

By Alexander Marrow Reuters

Cattle walk through a fenced channel at a feedlot

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on higher beef values, tight supplies

Oct. 7, 2025 at 5:46 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans tick up as market weighs crops, U.S.-China ties

Oct. 7, 2025 at 3:19 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

Hind quarters of beef hanging in a cooler.

Tyson, Cargill to pay $88 million to consumers in U.S. beef price-fixing lawsuit

Oct. 7, 2025 at 11:39 am CDT

By Mike Scarcella Reuters

Trump bailout for trade-hit U.S. farmers expected this week

Oct. 7, 2025 at 10:10 am CDT

The Trump administration is expected to announce a plan as soon as Tuesday to bail out U.S. farmers stung by trade disputes and big harvests, with the initial outlay potentially totaling up to $15 billion (C$20.9 billion), according to sources familiar with the matter.

By Bo Erickson Leah Douglas Reuters

Bangladesh approves U.S. wheat imports, hoping to ease trade tensions

Oct. 7, 2025 at 10:04 am CDT

Bangladesh has approved the purchase of about 220,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat under a government-to-government deal aimed at easing trade tensions with Washington after import tariffs were imposed.

By Reuters

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: Soybean ease on harvest pressure, competition from Brazil

Oct. 6, 2025 at 3:49 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures eased on Monday on active harvesting across the Midwest farm belt and brisk early planting as well as exports in rival supplier Brazil, and as top importer China continues to shun U.S. supplies.

By Karl Plume Reuters

A combine is seen over the top of standing grain while a cloud of dust flies up around it.

Russia’s top agriculture official blames low global grain prices for export slowdown

Oct. 6, 2025 at 9:38 am CDT

Low global prices for grains, Russia’s main agricultural commodity, have caused a sharp fall in exports in recent months.

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Oct. 3, 2025 at 3:43 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Friday as pressure from a fast-advancing U.S. harvest offset early-session support from hopes that upcoming U.S.-China talks could revive stalled soybean trade.

By Karl Plume Reuters