Reading Time: 2 minutes A monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture WASDE supply and demand report due next week will consider trade policies in place when the forecasts for grains and soybeans are issued, an agency official said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump suspended tariffs he imposed this week on Canada and Mexico.
Global demand forecasts for US crops to factor in tariffs in effect, USDA says
Bayer tells US it could halt Roundup weedkiller sales over legal risks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bayer has told U.S. lawmakers it could stop selling Roundup weedkiller unless they can strengthen legal protection against product liability litigation.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat climb as Mexico earns tariff reprieve
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn futures surged nearly two per cent on Thursday as trade tensions cooled with Mexico, the top buyer of U.S. corn, after President Donald Trump temporarily suspended steep tariffs that he had imposed on Mexico this week.
Trump delays tariffs for goods covered under Mexico, Canada trade deal
Reading Time: 3 minutes President Donald Trump on Thursday exempted goods from both Canada and Mexico under a North American trade pact for a month from the 25 per cent tariffs that he had imposed earlier this week
Canada will be in trade war with US for foreseeable future, says Trudeau
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada will continue to be in a trade war with the United States for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, a day after what he called a "colorful" call with President Donald Trump.
China on track for another bumper wheat harvest, says COFCO International
Reading Time: 2 minutes China is expecting to produce another abundant wheat harvest this year due to favorable weather, a COFCO International executive said Thursday
U.S. grains: Corn, soy and wheat bounce as traders monitor tariff relief
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.
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.
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