Reading Time: 3 minutes Packaged food giant PepsiCo has cut its annual profit forecast as tariffs are set to drive up production costs and demand remains uncertain. Nestle says it has beaten its first quarter sales growth expectations and tariff effects are unclear.
Packaged food giant PepsiCo cuts profit forecast as tariffs set to drive up costs
Nestle beats quarterly sales estimates, says indirect tariff impact ‘unclear’
U.S. grains: Soybeans jump on hopes of easing US-China trade tensions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean prices rose to a two-month high on Wednesday, underpinned by expectations of a de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade conflict, while wheat and corn futures ticked lower.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans get a technical bounce, corn and wheat ease
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures bounced on Tuesday while corn and wheat eased as broader financial markets recovered from a day-earlier slide and the dollar held near a multi-year low.
ADM closing soybean processing plant in Kershaw, South Carolina
Reading Time: 2 minutes Grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland will permanently close its soybean processing plant in Kershaw, South Carolina, later this spring as part of a cost-cutting and consolidation push announced earlier this year.
U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured as Trump attacks Federal Reserve chair
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans fell on Monday after an overnight rally with the mood in outside markets souring as U.S. President Donald Trump attacked U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, causing concerns about the autonomy of the U.S. central bank.
U.S. grains: Wheat up on US Plains dryness, soybeans fall on profit taking
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday, supported by concerns that forecasted rain will not be enough to alleviate dryness in some U.S. wheat production regions, analysts said.
China says it will ignore US ‘tariff numbers game’
Reading Time: < 1 minute China will pay no attention if the United States continues to play the “tariff numbers game”, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, after the White House outline how China faces tariffs of up to 245 per cent due to its retaliatory actions.
IGC raises world corn crop forecast, trims wheat
Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Grains Council (IGC) has raised its forecast for 2025/26 global corn production, driven by an improved outlook in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States.
Bayer CEO: targeting US state regulation to stem glyphosate costs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bayer is lobbying U.S. states to adjust their regulatory framework in its battle to wind down costly litigation over its weed killer glyphosate, the German chemicals company's CEO said in a draft speech released on Thursday.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weaker dollar; tariff threats priced in
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures gained strength on Wednesday from a weaker dollar and a report that China would be open to trade negotiations with the U.S., though big supplies from South America and nearly nonexistent Chinese demand for U.S. beans continued to loom over the market, analysts said.