Reading Time: 2 minutes Exporters have shipped soybeans from the busiest U.S. grains port at the fastest rate in nearly four years after rain raised water levels in the Mississippi River, government data showed.
Rains swell Mississippi River, US soy exports flow at 4-year high
Australia, EU canola prices rally as adverse weather crushes supply
Canadian prices will have to rise to ration demand, analyst says
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canola oilseed prices in Australia and Europe have risen by around 20 per cent since the start of March due to tight supply and a rally in vegetable oil markets, with further gains expected as buyers remain reluctant to switch to cheaper soybeans.
U.S. grains: Wheat down as supply pressure mounts, conflict worries fade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures fell on Monday as ample supplies pressured prices, with worry receding that an intensified conflict between Russia and Ukraine could threaten Black Sea export shipments.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures spike on news of screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures shot to their highest point since July on Monday as a screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle shut down feeder cattle exports from Mexico to the U.S. and propelled futures higher, analysts said.
Canada agriculture minister says beef, dairy in focus with Trump
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bilateral beef trade and Canada's dairy supply management system are top trade issues Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is prepared to confront with the incoming Trump administration, he said on Monday.
US suspends Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case
Reading Time: < 1 minute The United States has temporarily paused imports of Mexican cattle after a case of New World screwworm (NWS) was identified at the lakeside town of Catazaja in southern Chiapas state, the Mexican government said on Sunday.
US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. farm industry groups want President-elect Donald Trump to spare their sector from his promise of mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in the United States illegally.
Unifor’s Canadian National Railway members vote for strike authorization
Reading Time: < 1 minute Unifor said on Monday its members at Canadian National Railway have authorized a strike action at the railroad if the parties fail to reach an agreement by Jan. 1.
Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary.
Trump expected to offer Loeffler agriculture secretary role
Reading Time: 2 minutes President-elect Donald Trump is expected to offer former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler the agriculture secretary job in his administration, CNN reported on Friday.
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