Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat fell for a third straight session on Tuesday, as rain in growing areas of the U.S. Plains improved moisture for the crop, reinforcing expectations of a well-supplied market, according to analysts.
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on rain in growing regions
Brazil chicken exports tick down in May after bird flu outbreak
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicken meat exports from Brazil have fallen slightly year-on-year in May, trade data from the government showed on Monday, after the country logged a case of bird flu on a commercial farm.
Weak Chinese demand leaves Australia with too much wheat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australian wheat inventories will likely be much higher than last year at the end of the season, pressuring prices, because of a drop in Chinese imports and competition from ample supplies out of rival exporter Russia, analysts and traders said.
Australian authorities airdrop supplies to farmers stranded by flood crisis
Reading Time: 2 minutes Helicopters were being used on Sunday to drop animal feed to farmers in Australia's New South Wales state stranded by floods that have killed five and isolated tens of thousands in the country's southeast.
EU urges respect not threats as Trump pushes for 50 per cent tariff
Reading Time: 3 minutes The European Commission urged the U.S. on Friday to bring respect, not threats, to trade talks after President Donald Trump pushed for a 50 per cent tariff on EU goods.
U.S. grains: Corn and soy fall on Trump recommendations for EU tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soy futures eased on Friday ahead of a long weekend in the U.S., after President Donald Trump posted on social media that he recommended a 50 per cent tariff on goods from the European Union.
JBS minority shareholders approve dual US-Brazil listing
Reading Time: < 1 minute Brazilian meatpacker JBS on Friday secured shareholder support to move ahead with a long-planned dual listing of shares in both the United States and Brazil, it said in a securities filing.
Global animal health body says vaccines needed to protect humans, trade from bird flu
Reading Time: 2 minutes Vaccinating more animals against bird flu could help protect public health and keep global trade flowing said the head of the World Organization for Animal Health.
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip as short-covering rally fades
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures fell on Thursday as a short-covering rally earlier this week that took prices to a one-month peak petered out, with traders seeing limited threats to Northern Hemisphere crops despite adverse weather concerns.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb ahead of Memorial Day holiday weekend
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned higher on Thursday, as traders adjusted their positions ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend and wholesale prices continued to rise on consumer beef demand, market analysts said.
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