Reading Time: 2 minutes Bangladesh's government has approved the purchase of about 220,000 metric tons of wheat from the United States as part of efforts to cool trade tensions and reduce steep import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration, a Dhaka official said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh to buy 220,000 tons of U.S. wheat to cool tariff tension
Locusts spread in Ukraine’s south as war disrupts control measures
Reading Time: 2 minutes A massive locust invasion is threatening sunflower and other crops in Ukraine's southern regions, largely caused by the war against Russia's invasion that makes it impossible to use traditional pest control methods, officials and producers say.
Bank of Canada holds rates steady and says global trade war risk has eased
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Bank of Canada held its key policy rate at 2.75 per cent for the third time in a row on Wednesday, as expected, and said the risk of a severe and escalating global trade war had diminished.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures extend slide on milder weather forecasts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday for a third straight session as forecasts for cooler Midwest temperatures this week and continued periodic rains reinforced expectations for ample U.S. harvests, analysts said.
Less rain, more wheat: How Australian farmers defied climate doom
Australia’s research system, focus on closing yield gap help drive success
Reading Time: 8 minutes Australia's gains in wheat farm productivity have exceeded those in the United States, Canada and Europe and continue to rise while those of other developed markets slow or reverse.
Canada says Australia has re-opened market access for beef and beef products
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia has lifted a 22-year-old ban on the import of Canadian beef and beef products, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a statement on Tuesday.
China’s soymeal glut raises demand doubts ahead of US soybean export season
Reading Time: 2 minutes China's appetite for soybeans is likely to weaken during the peak U.S. marketing season later this year, as record imports earlier in 2025 and tepid demand from animal feed producers have pushed up soymeal inventories at home, trade sources said.
Potash miner K+S reports Q2 core profit miss, confirms 2025 guidance
Reading Time: < 1 minute German potash and salt miner K+S, which has a site at Bethune, Saskatchewan, on Tuesday reported second-quarter core profit below expectations but reaffirmed its 2025 guidance.
U.S. grains: Corn futures hit two-week low; soy slides, wheat steadies
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures hit a two-week low on Monday and soybeans also fell as market players continued to brace for large crops and forecasts called for milder, non-threatening weather in the Midwest production belt.
Trump says US will sell ‘so much’ beef to Australia
Australia says relaxed restrictions unrelated to trade talks
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States will sell “so much” beef to Australia, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after Canberra relaxed import restrictions, adding that other countries that refused U.S. beef products were on notice.
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