Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures closed higher on Wednesday, bouncing from multi-month lows set a day earlier as indications that U.S. tariffs against Canada and Mexico may be reduced helped ease market jitters over escalating trade tensions.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy and wheat bounce as traders monitor tariff relief
Bayer projects improvement in 2026 after profit decline this year
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bayer on Wednesday raised the prospect of a return to earnings growth from 2026 after a decline this year, lifting its shares to a four-month high as its CEO somewhat allayed investor impatience with his turnaround efforts.
China to boost food imports from Latin America, Europe as US trade war escalates
Reading Time: 2 minutes China's new tariffs on U.S. farm goods are poised to reshape global trade flows, prompting the world's top agricultural importer to source more meat, dairy and grains from countries in South America, Europe and the Pacific.
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures slide as trade tensions flare
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest levels of 2025 on Tuesday and soybean futures dropped below $10 a bushel on heightened concerns that President Donald Trump's trade policies would curb demand for U.S. goods, analysts said.
Trump triggers trade war with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico
Canada to retaliate
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20 per cent, sparking trade wars that could slam economic growth and lift prices for Americans still smarting from years of high inflation.
U.S. grains: Corn extends slide as trade woes, big South American crops spur sell-off
Reading Time: 2 minutes Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell nearly three per cent on Monday as worries about trade tensions and ample South American harvests appeared to spur commodity funds to liquidate more of their large net long positions, traders said.
Trump to decide US tariff levels on Mexico, Canada as Tuesday deadline looms
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump will decide on Monday what levels of tariffs he will impose early on Tuesday on Canada and Mexico amid last-minute negotiations over border security and efforts to halt the inflow of fentanyl opioids, his commerce secretary said.
Trump trade threats compound global ocean shipping uncertainty
Reading Time: 3 minutes The global ocean shipping industry that handles 80 per cent of world trade is navigating a sea of unknowns as U.S. President Donald Trump stokes trade and geopolitical tensions with historical foes as well as neighbors and allies.
Sheep grazing under solar panels help US farmers to survive crop-price slump
Reading Time: 4 minutes As U.S. farmers grapple with soaring debt and slumping incomes, some crop producers are trading their tractors for flocks of sheep, and starting up solar grazing businesses to help make ends meet.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains fall as tariff anxiety grows
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures dipped on Friday as market players continued to worry about the impact of tariffs on U.S. agricultural trade.
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