Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were little changed but ended slightly lower on Wednesday amid thin trade ahead of Christmas, analysts said. Many traders have exited out of their positions ahead of Christmas and the New Year market holidays. CME February live cattle LCG26 settled 1.45 cents lower […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade
U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on short covering, war risk
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose for a fifth session on Wednesday as worries about the escalation of hostilities in the Black Sea export zone and severe cold in Russian wheat belts encouraged short-covering before the Christmas break, traders and analysts said. Corn futures edged up on robust demand and […] Read more
Weight-loss pill approval set to accelerate food industry product overhauls
Reading Time: 3 minutes Packaged food makers and fast-food restaurants may be forced to overhaul more of their products next year as newly approved, appetite-suppressing GLP-1 pills become available in January, analysts say.
‘Not a happy Trump supporter’: U.S. Cattle ranchers hit by push for lower beef prices
Reading Time: 5 minutes Much like the price of eggs during the Biden administration, the cost of beef has become an emblem of the affordability crisis in Donald Trump’s America. Beef prices hit record highs earlier this year as the cattle herd shrank and consumer demand remained strong.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures lower after sideways trade
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures inched lower on positioning on Tuesday as thin volumes led to a sideways, choppy trade. Hog futures rose as traders covered short positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, which they had expected to show a 0.9 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat ends higher on short covering though ample supply weighs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures inched higher on Tuesday on positioning ahead of the holidays, though a massive global supply of wheat kept a lid on prices. Soybeans and corn spent the day chopping up and down, but gained some support from an end-of-year rally, which is typical as traders […] Read more
U.K. softens stance on farm tax after months of protests
Reading Time: 2 minutes Britain’s government said on Tuesday it would scale back its plan to raise more tax from farmers, following months of protests since the introduction of an inheritance tax charge on farms was announced in 2024.
US EPA meets with Make America Healthy Again leaders about pesticides, chemicals
Reading Time: 3 minutes Top officials of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held at least six meetings this month with members of the Make America Healthy Again movement as agency head Lee Zeldin pledges to more closely align with the movement’s agenda, according to four people who attended the meetings.
How to deal with worry this Christmas
Reading Time: 3 minutes Christmas can be hard. For some people, it increases loneliness, grief, hopelessness and family tension, and the festive season has a way of turning ordinary concerns into urgent ones.
U.S. grains: Wheat leads grains higher with Russian strikes in focus
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat rebounded on Monday as reports of more Russian strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure rekindled concerns about war risks to Black Sea grain trade, encouraging investors to cover short positions after an eight-week low last week. Soybeans were also higher, breaking a run of six falling sessions, as the oilseed […] Read more
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