Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. farmers struggling with slumping incomes and depressed grain prices have been switching to cheaper generic pesticides and fungicides as they plan for spring planting next year, which market analysts said could hit the bottom lines of agrichemical companies like Bayer.
Cash-strapped US farmers switch to generic crop chemicals, in blow to big manufacturers
ADM accused of misconduct, lack of safety inspections after explosion hurt US worker
Reading Time: 2 minutes Archer-Daniels-Midland Co intentionally failed to test and maintain safety systems on its grain equipment for years, which contributed to an explosion that immolated a U.S. worker and put him in a coma last year, according to a lawsuit filed against the company.
U.S. grains: Wheat up for third day, corn and soybean regain ground
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures ticked higher in choppy trading on Wednesday, boosted by strength in the financial markets and as traders adjusted positions ahead of a government supply-and-demand report, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog, cattle futures lower on profit-taking
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and cattle futures fell on Wednesday on signs of profit-taking, as wholesale prices continued to say firm and strength in the financial markets gave grain futures a boost, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally with weather, war risks in focus
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose further on Wednesday, setting a new 3-1/2-month high, as concern grew about drought in Russia while a drone attack on a Ukrainian river port kept attention on war risks.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, lean hogs futures rally on technical buying
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures firmed on Wednesday, as technical buying sent lean hog contracts higher and cash market prices staying firm giving cattle futures a boost, market analysts said.
US port strike disrupts hamburger supplies, frozen seafood
Beef sector could see ripple effects if strike lasts more than a week, industry says
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dockworkers striking at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports are preventing imports of beef that restaurants and retailers increasingly rely on to make hamburgers due to limited domestic supplies, traders and industry members said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle futures higher; feeders ease
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, as market participants appear to be betting that the dockworker strike being short-lived, market analysts and traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on drought, geopolitical tensions; corn follows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn futures set new 3-month highs on support from wheat, and as oil prices jumped on Tuesday, after the Israeli military said on Tuesday that missiles had been launched from Iran at Israel and NATO's new chief Mark Rutte voiced strong support for Ukraine.
U.S. livestock: Cattle close higher, lean hogs fall ahead of USDA report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feeder and live cattle futures turned higher on Thursday, as technical trading, a steady cash market and weakness in grain futures gave cattle contracts a boost.
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