Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished higher on short covering on Tuesday as the market extended a rebound from a four-year low reached last week.
U.S. grains: Soy futures extend recovery from four-year low hit last week
Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid
Reading Time: 7 minutes The United Nations says that, at best, it will be able to raise enough money to help about 60 per cent of the 307 million people it predicts will need humanitarian aid next year. That means at least 117 million people won't get food or other assistance in 2025.
China plans decade-long drive to boost cereal grain consumption
Reading Time: 2 minutes China on Tuesday launched a decade-long plan to boost consumption of cereal grains and develop the industry through higher production standards, research and international cooperation as part of efforts to enhance food security.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed, feeder cattle firm on technical trading
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures were mixed on Monday, with nearby contracts turning lower as traders adjusted their positions after a neutral government supply report last week, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans ease, grains rise, on choppy day of trading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned lower on a choppy, lower-volume session on Monday, as weakness in the energy market and mild weather forecasts for Brazil's oilseed crop weighed on prices, market analysts said.
Louis Dreyfus to buy BASF’s food and health performance ingredients business
Reading Time: < 1 minute Commodity group Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) said on Monday it had signed a binding agreement to buy German chemicals maker BASF's Food and Health Performance Ingredients business as part of its diversification push.
US wins Mexico GM corn dispute case as panel finds curbs not science-based
Reading Time: 3 minutes A trade-dispute panel ruled on Friday that Mexico's restrictions on U.S. genetically modified corn exports violate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, handing the Biden administration a major trade victory in its final weeks.
Trump suggests U.S. should retake control of Panama Canal
Reading Time: 3 minutes President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage and drawing a sharp rebuke from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.
Unifor members ratify new agreement with Canadian National Railway
Reading Time: < 1 minute Unifor said on Sunday that its members at Canadian National Railway have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, averting a potential strike action.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on fund buying
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle contracts edged higher on Friday as commodity funds added to their net long positions amid near-record cash cattle prices and no signs of a herd rebuild, analysts said.
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