Reading Time: < 1 minute An employee died Sunday at a Nutrien potash mine in Saskatchewan, temporarily shuttering the operation as the company conducts an investigation, the company said Monday.
Nutrien potash mine closed for investigation after fatal accident
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat drops as Kansas tour projects above-average crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped on Friday after a crop tour through Kansas this week projected better-than-average yields in the top U.S. winter wheat state, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Rallying beef prices push CME live cattle to seven-week high
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wholesale beef prices have jumped this week as retailers and meat processors look ahead to the Memorial Day weekend at the end of the month. The holiday is considered the start of the peak grilling season for products like steaks and hamburgers.
U.S. grains: Soybeans end mixed on Brazil crop concerns, weak US demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended mixed on Thursday as renewed worries about major flooding in southern Brazil offset data indicating lower demand for soy from U.S. processors, analysts said.
Deere cuts 2024 profit forecast as sliding farm income stifles demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Deere has trimmed its annual profit forecast for the second time, squeezed by slumping demand for tractors and combines as falling crop prices pressure farm income.
Argentina’s Bioceres makes world’s first sales of genetically modified wheat seeds
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bioceres Crop Solutions has begun sales of genetically modified (GM) wheat seeds in Argentina, the first time the technology has been commercially available to farmers anywhere in the world, CEO Federico Trucco said on Wednesday.
U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans slip as US crush hit 7-month low in April
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ticked down on Wednesday, after the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) reported that U.S. crushing plunged in April to a seven-month low.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on strong demand, rising beef prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second straight day on Wednesday as rising beef prices and strong packer demand ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend supported the market, analysts said.
Unclear when tight US cattle supplies will expand, Tyson CEO says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tyson Foods cannot predict exactly when U.S. ranchers will start rebuilding the cattle herd in a meaningful way, CEO Donnie King said on Wednesday, as tight supplies squeeze the meatpacker's beef business.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures shoot higher on rising boxed beef prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on Tuesday as soaring boxed beef prices fueled hopes for increased demand, analysts said.