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U.S. grains: Soybeans turn lower on Chinese demand uncertainty; corn mixed, wheat falls

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters November 24, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures retreated on Monday from last week’s 17-month high, as traders waited for signs of more Chinese buying of U.S. beans and details from the latest call between Washington and Beijing, market analysts said.

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CFIA launches ‘ePhyto’ certificates for Mexico-bound grains

By Geralyn Wichers November 24, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute New electronic phytosanitary export certificates will smooth the flow of Canadian grain and grain products to Mexico, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Monday.

Beef prices have soared in 2025 as cattle supplies dwindle and meatpackers compete for limited livestock supplies. Photo: Getty Images Plus

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Tyson Foods to close major US beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

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By Reuters, Tom Polansek November 24, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tyson Foods will close a major beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, with about 3,200 employees in January after U.S. cattle supplies dropped to their lowest level in nearly 75 years, the meatpacker said on Friday.

The deceased was an older adult with underlying health conditions. The person owned a backyard flock of mixed domestic birds. PHOTO: Nicolae Malancea/ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES

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Washington State resident dies in first confirmed H5N5 bird flu case, health department says

By Reuters November 24, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Washington State resident receiving treatment for H5N5 avian influenza died on Friday, the state’s health department said, in the first confirmed human case of this variant globally.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

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U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

By Reuters November 21, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures were mixed at Friday’s close at the end of a see-saw week during which Chinese purchases of U.S. supplies pushed prices to a 17-month high before doubts about whether China would sustain such buying punctured the rally.

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Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

By Reuters November 21, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tyson Foods will close a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, with about 3,200 employees after U.S. cattle supplies dropped to their lowest level in nearly 75 years, the meatpacker said on Friday.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 21, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Friday, pressured by the removal of United States tariffs on Brazilian beef announced Thursday. The 40-per cent tariffs were removed by the White House to bring down beef prices and should result in Brazilian beef moving into the U.S. once again. Talk that the U.S. […] Read more

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USDA predicts more wheat in Australia, smaller crops elsewhere

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 21, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia will grow more wheat in 2025/26 than earlier expectations, but production will likely be down on the year in Turkey and Kazakhstan, according to several attaché reports released by the United States Department of Agriculture on Nov. 20, as it continues to catch up following the federal government shutdown.

Barley’s relative strength against wheat has brought higher-than-expected costs for buyers. Photo: file

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‘Like gold’: Europe’s barley prices climb as buyers chase supply

Barley usually at discount to wheat

By Gus Trompiz, Michael Hogan, Reuters November 21, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed barley prices in Europe are matching or surpassing milling wheat, an unusual trend driven by strong export demand and tight supply.

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Ag in Motion wins business tourism award

By Jonah Grignon November 21, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ag in Motion wins business tourism award at the 2025 Canadian Tourism Awards. Photo: Paul Yanko

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