Reading Time: 2 minutes India has offered tariff cuts on imports of U.S. farm products like almonds and cranberries as a further concession to the United States, two government sources said, hoping to avert President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs set for next week.
India offers US tariff cuts on farm imports, eyes trade success, government sources say
China absorbs massive Brazilian soy shipments in first quarter
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazilian soybean traders are poised to ship record volumes in the first quarter, driven by strong demand from the world's largest importer, China, which is currently involved in a trade war with the U.S.
U.S. grains: Grain futures slump, soybeans rise, ahead of USDA planting report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned higher on Thursday as the U.S. dollar weakened, while corn dipped to the lowest in more than three weeks on expectations of increased planting by U.S. farmers this year.
Canada will respond to Trump auto tariffs with its own trade actions, Carney says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday that he would respond with unspecified trade actions if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes new auto tariffs.
Trump administration tells oil and biofuels groups to hash out new biofuel policy
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has asked oil and biofuels producers to hash out a deal on the next phase of the nation's biofuels policy to avoid the kind of political clashes that marked his first term.
France hails bird flu vaccination as poultry let back outdoors
Reading Time: < 1 minute France said on Wednesday its poultry flocks will be allowed outdoors again after a lull in bird flu infections that the government attributed to a vaccination program.
U.S. grains: Chicago corn falls on USDA planting expectations
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn futures dipped on Wednesday as traders anticipated a U.S. Department of Agriculture data release showing a significant uptick in corn acreage in 2025.
Nutrien sees no major impact from Black Sea deal
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nutrien said on Wednesday it doesn't think the proposed Black Sea shipping deal between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. will significantly affect the North American or global fertilizer market this year.
Raising a stink: Spaniards sue state over pig farm pollution
Reading Time: 2 minutes Environmental groups and residents are suing the Spanish state and the region of Galicia in a landmark case over alleged decades-long mismanagement of pollution caused by intensive pig farming, activist charity ClientEarth said on Wednesday.
ADM cuts jobs in grain trading division, sources say
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland is making a fresh wave of job cuts this week at its largest unit, the grain trading and oilseed processing division, according to three sources briefed on the matter.
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