Reading Time: 2 minutes BASF's agriculture unit is aiming to expand in Asia and global seed markets as it prepares for a stock market listing in about two years, a senior executive told Reuters.
BASF’s agriculture arm eyes seeds and Asia as it prepares for listing
China buys Canadian, Australian wheat as heat hits crop, traders say
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chinese buyers bought between 400,000 and 500,000 metric tons of wheat from Australia and Canada in recent weeks, traders said, as heat threatens to damage crops in China's agricultural heartlands.
Nutrien paints bullish fertilizer industry picture despite poor Q1 results
Low U.S. corn profitability big threat to phosphate demand, analyst says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nutrien offered a bullish outlook for the 2025 global fertilizer market in an analyst call on Thursday, despite issuing disappointing first-quarter results on Wednesday night.
Ahead of China talks, Trump says 80 per cent tariffs ‘seems right’
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that 80 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods "seems right;" making his first suggestion of a specific alternative to the 145 per cent levies he has imposed on China ahead of weekend talks to contain a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
U.S. grains: Soybeans up ahead of US-China talks, corn slips on good weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures crept higher on Thursday as higher soyoil futures and hopes that upcoming U.S.-China trade talks in Switzerland could reduce trade tensions that have disrupted U.S. grain and oilseeds exports, analysts said.
Top potash producer Nutrien misses first-quarter profit estimates on lower prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nutrien fell short of Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as the top potash producer was impacted by lower prices and higher energy costs.
Britain strikes first deal to cut Trump tariffs
Farmers welcome no weakening of import standards in US-UK deal
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States and Britain will announce a deal to lower tariffs on some goods on Thursday, the first such agreement since U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a global trade war with universal levies.
More stable ENSO neutral weather conditions expected for summer
Reading Time: < 1 minute More stable summer weather is expected to be favoured the northern hemisphere thanks to El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions, the United States’ Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans end down amid US-China trade jitters
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures ended a choppy session lower on Wednesday as signs of a thaw in the U.S.-China trade standoff supported agricultural markets, despite lingering concerns about demand and global competition, traders said.
U.S. senator investigates claims of child labour at Tyson Foods plant
Meat industry came under fire in 2023 when children were found cleaning slaughterhouses
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. Senator Josh Hawley says he has launched an investigation into Tyson Foods after a former employee alleged children worked at one of its processing plants.
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