Reading Time: 2 minutes Dry weather is limiting soybean development in Brazil's southernmost state, putting farmers on alert there at the same time as excessive rain is set to disrupt early harvest work in central areas of the country, according to meteorologists.
Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions
Indonesian government tells ranchers to import cattle for school meals program
Reading Time: < 1 minute Indonesia is encouraging domestic cattle ranchers to import breeding cows, targeting 400,000 head in 2025, to supply meat and milk for the government's free school meals program, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip on rainy Argentina forecast
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans ticked lower on Tuesday as expectations for rain relief in Argentina encouraged profit-taking, after drier forecasts and a softer dollar fueled gains during the previous session.
China, lower grain prices bolster Brazil beef and chicken export prospects
Reading Time: 2 minutes Beef and chicken exports from Brazil, the world's largest supplier of both meat types, may break new records in 2025, two industry groups said on Tuesday after the release of annual trade data.
U.S. grains: Chicago corn surges to six-month high on weaker dollar, Argentina weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures Cv1 on Monday surged to a more than six-month high amid growing concern over dry conditions in Argentina, market analysts said.
Louisiana reports first bird flu-related death in US
Reading Time: 2 minutes A U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, marking the country's first reported human death from the virus.
Deere boosts bet on autonomous tractors with new machines
Reading Time: < 1 minute Deere & Co strengthened its bet on autonomous machinery by unveiling new tractors and industrial equipment, capable of operating without the need for a human being in the cab, at the CES trade show in Las Vegas on Monday.
Trump’s policies may not prove inflationary, Bernanke, others say
Reading Time: 3 minutes A number of leading economists, including advisers to past U.S. presidents, have coalesced around the view that President-elect Donald Trump's plans to broaden tariffs, cut taxes and curb immigration may not prove as inflationary as early analysis had suggested.
Smithfield Foods first to publicly file in 2025 for big US IPO
Reading Time: 2 minutes Smithfield Foods on Monday made public its paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States, as the maker of Farmland bacon and Farmer John sausages prepares for its U.S. stock market return after more than a decade.
Trudeau says he will step down after new Liberal party leader named
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he intends to step down as leader of the ruling Liberals after nine years in office but will stay on in his post until the party chooses a replacement.