Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s live and feeder cattle futures ticked up on Friday in a day of abbreviated post-holiday trade. Feeder cattle futures recovered late in the week from limit-down losses on Monday, rebounding after a string of negative headlines. CME February live cattle futures LCG26 closed up 4.925 cents at 217.850 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade
U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn futures reached their highest level since early June on Friday on U.S. export demand, while soybean futures also rose. In a daily reporting system, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said exporters sold 273,988 metric tons of U.S. corn to unknown buyers for 2025-26 delivery. The agency […] Read more
India-Canada trade deal could guarantee some Canadian pulse sales, envoy says
Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s government is considering guaranteeing Canada ongoing pulse crop sales so its farmers keep growing the vital protein source, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik said during a visit to Saskatchewan.
Europe, North America face early wave of bird flu cases
Reading Time: 2 minutes An unusually early outbreak of bird flu cases affecting high numbers of wild birds and poultry farms across Europe and North America is raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to mass culling and food price spikes.
Spain reports first swine fever case in three decades, jeopardizing exports to China
Reading Time: 2 minutes African swine fever has returned to Spain for the first time in three decades after two wild boar found dead near Barcelona tested positive for the virus.
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France’s Institut Pasteur says
Reading Time: 2 minutes The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures ticked up on Wednesday as traders eyed Chinese purchases of U.S. beans under a bilateral trade truce and adjusted positions before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, analysts said. The oilseed market remained underpinned by indications of Chinese demand, with traders telling Reuters that China bought at least 10 cargoes […] Read more
Deere forecasts weak annual profit on tariff hit
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Deere & Co forecast an annual profit below estimates on Wednesday, pressured by tariff impacts and weaker margins from its large tractors, sending the farm-equipment maker’s shares down nearly five per cent.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures mixed ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s live cattle futures were mixed on Tuesday, with nearby contracts extending the previous session’s losses that saw contracts drop by the daily trading limit, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures turned higher, rebounding from Monday’s sharp limit-down losses, as traders began to adjust positions ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans firm as traders hope for more Chinese buying
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended higher on Tuesday in a day of range-bound trading after comments by President Donald Trump’s administration bolstered expectations of further Chinese purchases under a bilateral trade truce, market analysts said.
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