Insights and Stories on Biden

Biden seeks to lift limits on U.S. farmer dealings with tractor makers, packers

Jul. 7, 2021 at 6:54 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden wants to give that country’s farmers more power in negotiating the sale of livestock to big processors and in deciding who repairs their tractors, the White House said on Tuesday. The executive order, expected within days, will also address such competitive issues […]

U.S. refiners amass biofuel liability as Biden mulls relief

Jun. 17, 2021 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather market expected for rest of month

Jun. 16, 2021 at 6:41 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

JBS Canada plant up and running after cyberattack

Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:43 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Canada/U.S. border signage in downtown Detroit.

U.S. requests CUSMA dispute panel on Canadian dairy quotas

May. 25, 2021 at 7:33 pm CDT

By David Lawder

Ford wires its electric trucks for business customers

May. 20, 2021 at 12:44 pm CDT

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co.’s newly revealed electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup doubles down on a bet that the company can beat Tesla and other rivals by giving new technology a familiar face and convincing longtime fleet and business customers that going electric saves money. Ford […]

By Joseph White

U.S. grains: Soyoil leads soybean complex higher

Mar. 23, 2021 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Tuesday, led by rising soybean oil as global edible oil supplies tighten. Corn futures also moved higher, as traders weighed Brazil’s late-planted second crop against beneficial rains in Argentina. Wheat followed the markets higher, despite much-needed rainfall across the U.S. Plains […]

By Christopher Walljasper

New U.S. trade chief Tai focused on CUSMA, China ties in calls

Mar. 22, 2021 at 9:31 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — New U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai mapped out her priorities and Washington’s desire to rebuild alliances in initial calls on Monday with her counterparts from Canada, Britain and the European Union. Tai, sworn in Thursday as President Joe Biden’s top trade negotiator, emphasized climate change, racial […]

By Andrea Shalal David Lawder

U.S. Senate confirms Vilsack as Biden’s ag secretary

Feb. 23, 2021 at 7:52 pm CST

Reuters — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Tom Vilsack to head the Department of Agriculture, returning the former Iowa governor to the job he held under ex-President Barack Obama. The 100-member Senate approved Vilsack 92-7. He needed a simple majority in the Democratic-controlled chamber to be confirmed. As secretary […]

By Tom Polansek

Cash-strapped pot producers raise billions in market rally

Feb. 12, 2021 at 12:28 am CST

Reuters — A political shift in the United States has unlocked an estimated US$1.38 billion jackpot for struggling pot producers who have cashed in on a surge in their shares since President Joe Biden’s election in November. Cannabis producers have issued stock worth this amount in the first five weeks […]

By Shariq Khan

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