Reading Time: 2 minutes Benchmark corn futures Cv1 on the Chicago Board of Trade hit their highest in a year on Monday and soybean futures Sv1 notched a three-month top on follow-through buying after the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week cut its estimates of the size of the U.S. 2024 crops, analysts said.
U.S. grain: Corn futures hit 1-yr high after USDA tightens supply view
Pace of soy harvest in Brazil’s biggest farm state is slowest in 7 years, AgRural says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Rains are disrupting the start of Brazil's 2024/25 soybean harvest in Mato Grosso, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, adding that the pace of work in the country's biggest farm state is the slowest in seven years.
China soybean imports hit record in 2024 ahead of Trump inauguration
Reading Time: 2 minutes China imported the most soybeans on record in 2024 as buyers concerned about rising U.S.-China trade tensions rushed to secure U.S. supplies ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
US chicken, pork plant workers face higher health risks, USDA studies confirm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, according to two studies the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued on Friday.
U.S. grains: Corn and soybeans leap on smaller-than-expected US harvest
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago soybean and corn futures surged on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected lower-than-expected U.S. production after a dry end to the growing season.
US issues partial guidance on clean fuel subsidies, chafing ethanol makers
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. biofuels groups are eager for clarity on the tax credits for fuels that combat climate change, which they hope will ultimately provide a pathway for corn-based ethanol to expand its market as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel.
Federal liberals to choose new leader on March 9
Reading Time: 2 minutes Outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party said late on Thursday it will choose a new leader on March 9 ahead of the 2025 elections for which polls show the party in a very weak position.
Tentative labour deal heads off US port disruption; Trump credited
Reading Time: 2 minutes A tentative labor deal forestalled potentially damaging trade disruptions at three-dozen U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports, with both sides in the talks crediting President-elect Donald Trump for clearing the way for them to hammer out a deal on automation.
Germany confirms first case of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years
Reading Time: < 1 minute German authorities confirmed the country's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years on Friday in a herd of water buffalo on the outskirts of Berlin.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rise as traders position ahead of USDA report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean and corn futures ticked up on Thursday as traders squared positions ahead of a major U.S. Department of Agriculture supply-and-demand report due on Friday.
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