U.S. bankers reported a nearly 40 per cent jump in new farm operating loans in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, according to a Federal Reserve survey. Photo: Getty Images Plus

Former U.S. agriculture officials, top Republican senator warn of farm country trouble

Reading Time: 2 minutes The chair of the U.S. Senate’s agriculture committee warned on Tuesday that farmers were suffering heavy losses, while more than two dozen former industry leaders sounded the alarm about the risk of a “widespread collapse of American agriculture” ahead of a $12 billion government bailout expected to reach growers this month.



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U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soy prices recover on updated biofuel guidance

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago grain and soybean futures regained ground on Tuesday as a selloff in commodity markets subsided and after the U.S. Treasury Department released updated guidance on biofuel tax credits, analysts said. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade Sv1 settled 5-1/2 cents higher at $10.65-3/4 a bushel, recovering […] Read more






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U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn end lower on broad commodities slump

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybeans, wheat and corn futures fell on Monday, tracking a slump in broader commodities markets, particularly falling crude oil prices. Chicago Board of Trade most-active soybeans Sv1 settled down four cents to $10.60-1/4 a bushel. Wheat Wv1 closed 10-1/4 cents lower at $5.27-3/4 a bushel, and corn […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Friday, pressured by profit-taking and a rebound in the U.S. dollar, after the greenback reached a four-year low on Tuesday. Market participants were adjusting positions at the end of the month and after a volatile trading week that saw record-high precious metal prices […] Read more