Insights and Stories on Iowa

U.S. grains: Soybeans near seven-month high as dryness threatens crop

Aug. 17, 2020 at 6:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rallied on Monday to a nearly seven-month high on reports of dry weather in the United States, while corn futures hit their highest in a month on fresh concerns over damage from a storm in Iowa a week ago. August has been one […]

Monday’s storm hit an estimated 37.7 million acres in U.S. Midwest

Aug. 14, 2020 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn eases on profit-taking

Aug. 14, 2020 at 3:51 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. farmers to harvest record-large corn crop, second-largest soy crop, USDA says

Aug. 12, 2020 at 12:37 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn futures tread water as Midwest’s farmers assess storm damage

Aug. 11, 2020 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Tyson to shut Iowa pork plant against COVID-19 outbreak

May. 29, 2020 at 3:55 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Tyson Foods said on Thursday it will temporarily close an Iowa pork plant due to the coronavirus pandemic, a month after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered slaughterhouses to stay open to protect the country’s food supply. Meat processors such as Tyson, WH Group’s Smithfield Foods and […]

By Tom Polansek

COVID-19 forces Tyson to shutter two major U.S. pork plants

Apr. 22, 2020 at 5:05 pm CDT

UPDATED — Reuters — Tyson Foods is shuttering two pork processing plants, including its largest in the United States, to contain the spread of the coronavirus, further tightening meat supplies after other major slaughterhouse shutdowns. The closures are limiting the amount of meat the U.S. can produce during the outbreak […]

By Tom Polansek

White House to stick with 2020 biofuel plan, despite farmer objections

Dec. 18, 2019 at 5:11 pm CST

New York | Reuters — The Trump administration plans to stick with its proposed 2020 biofuel blending requirements, the White House said on Wednesday, despite anger among farmers that the plan does too little for corn growers. The decision could undermine President Donald Trump’s support among farmers, an important constituency […]

By Stephanie Kelly

Vermeer buys TMR mixer maker Schuler

Dec. 10, 2019 at 10:34 am CST

U.S. hay and forage equipment manufacturer Vermeer Corp. is expanding its reach in the cattle feeding business with a deal for fellow Iowa firm Schuler Manufacturing. Vermeer announced Wednesday it purchased Schuler for an undisclosed sum and that Schuler products will still “initially” be sold under the Schuler brand, but […]

By GFM Staff

White House seen aiming to calm U.S. farmer unrest over biofuels

Aug. 20, 2019 at 3:53 pm CDT

New York/Washington | Reuters — President Donald Trump’s administration has been scrambling to stem the tide of rising anger in Farm Belt states after its decision this month to allow numerous oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Trump held a two-hour meeting […]

By Humeyra Pamuk Jarrett Renshaw

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