Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexican Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegue said on Tuesday he reached agreements with U.S. counterpart Brooke Rollins in a "friendly" meeting in Washington and met with tomato industry executives, but did not elaborate further.
Mexico agriculture minister says reached deals with US counterpart, met with tomato sector
U.S. grains: Soybeans continue slide on trade tensions, tumbling soyoil
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures slid for the second session on Tuesday as worries over international trade tensions and falling soyoil futures weighed on prices, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle higher on surging cash market
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures crept higher on Tuesday as strong wholesale beef prices and a tight cattle supply compelled meatpackers to pay up for each head of cattle, lending support to the cash market and cattle futures, analysts said.
Mosaic beats first-quarter profit estimates on South America business strength
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fertilizer producer Mosaic beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, driven by strength in its South America business.
Canada’s trade deficit narrows in March
Exports to U.S. dropped 6.6 per cent, almost compensated by exports to rest of the world
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's trade deficit narrowed to C$506 million in March, beating expectations as imports fell at a faster rate than the drop in exports, data showed on Tuesday.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as traders await US-China trade talks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday as traders awaited updates on possible U.S.-China trade talks amid mounting competition from Brazil, traders said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle gallop to new highs on record cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures stormed to contract highs on Friday, as tight U.S. supplies drove cash prices to records this week, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid hopes for easing US-China trade tensions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Friday amid hopes for a thaw in U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China, the world's top importer of the oilseed, analysts said.
Bunge’s merger with Viterra stalled by US-China trade tensions, Bloomberg reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bunge Global's $34 billion merger with Glencore-backed Viterra is being stalled by trade tensions between the U.S. and China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
BASF confirms earnings outlook but warns of high uncertainty from trade duties
Reading Time: < 1 minute German chemicals giant BASF said on Friday it was facing high levels of uncertainty from U.S. tariffs and other countries’ reactions to them, but reaffirmed its earnings guidance for lack of clearer economic indicators.
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