Reading Time: < 1 minute China has approved five gene-edited crop varieties and 12 types of genetically modified (GM) soybean, corn and cotton, expanding approvals to boost high-yield crops, reduce import reliance, and ensure food security.
China approves more GM crops to boost yields, ensure food security
ADM shareholder presses CEO to resign as criminal probe continues
Reading Time: 2 minutes A shareholder of agribusiness Archer-Daniels-Midland is pressing the company's CEO to resign for failing to clearly tell investors about problems with its internal accounting practices that have sparked a criminal investigation first reported by Reuters.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures fall on domestic, export demand uncertainty
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell to two-month lows on Monday, hit by profit-taking and growing uncertainty over domestic and export demand in the coming months, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Corn falls on profit-taking after reaching 6-month high
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures turned lower on profit-taking after the benchmark contract Cv1 hit a six-month high in choppy trade ahead of the year's end, market analysts said.
Russia extends quota on ‘unfriendly’ country seed imports, Interfax reports
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia on Monday extended quotas on the import of certain types of seed from countries designated as "unfriendly", the Interfax news agency reported, citing the Russian government's press service.
Chile’s ‘seed guardians’ grow and protect forgotten food varieties
Reading Time: 2 minutes An emerging group of farmers and growers in Chile, known as seed guardians, aim to protect the traditional crops of their ancestors, keeping them safe from industrial agriculture and genetic modification.
Winter wheat conditions to worsen in central Russia and Volga, weather agency says
Reading Time: < 1 minute Conditions for winter wheat crops will worsen in Russia's Central and Volga areas in January as warmer-than-usual weather and excess moisture causes sprouts to keep growing during the winter, the state weather agency said on Saturday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on strong beef, cash cattle markets
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended higher on Friday, buoyed by rising wholesale beef prices and firm cash cattle markets, traders said.
U.S. grains: US corn futures climb to 6-month top, wheat firms, soy sags
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures hit a six-month high on Friday on stronger-than-expected weekly export sales data and supportive chart signals, analysts said.
China investigates beef imports as oversupply squeezes prices
Reading Time: 3 minutes China will launch an investigation into beef imports, the commerce ministry said on Friday, as the world's biggest meat importer and consumer grapples with an oversupplied market that has sent domestic prices to multi-year lows.