Reading Time: < 1 minute Miner and trader Glencore said on Wednesday that its long-term strategy could involve the sale of its 16.4 per cent stake in enlarged global agribusiness Bunge Global some time in the future.
Glencore says long-term strategy may involve sale of Bunge stake
Bayer CEO: we will have to stop U.S. glyphosate production if nothing changes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bayer on Wednesday said it would be forced to stop its U.S. production of widely-used farming weedkiller glyphosate unless regulatory or legal changes are made to stave of litigation that has been weighing on the German company.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures surged on Tuesday to sit just under highs. Hog contracts also made gains.
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures plunged to contract lows on Tuesday to approach their lowest point since 2020 as sinking corn futures and seasonal supply pressure from Northern Hemisphere harvests weighed on the market, traders said.
ADM Q2 profit falls to 5-year low amid trade turmoil
Reading Time: 2 minutes Archer-Daniels-Midland posted its lowest second-quarter profit in five years on Tuesday as U.S. trade upheaval and uncertainty around biofuel policies slowed sales and crimped trading and crop processing margins.
Canada’s trade deficit widened to C$5.9 billion in June
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's merchandise trade deficit widened in June to C$5.9 billion as imports grew faster than exports due to a one-time high-value oil equipment import, data showed on Tuesday.
U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rebounded on Friday from a steep drop during the previous session.
U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished flat on Friday but notched a second consecutive weekly decline as ample global supplies, favorable U.S. weather and weak Chinese demand hung over the market.
Evolutionary origins of the potato revealed – and a tomato was involved
Study, which analyzed genomes from cultivated and wild potatoes, may improve future breeding
Reading Time: 3 minutes A new analysis of 450 genomes from cultivated potatoes and 56 genomes of wild potato species has revealed that the potato lineage originated through natural interbreeding between a wild tomato plant and a potato-like species in South America about 9 million years ago.
CNH Industrial posts upbeat results as cost-cuts cushion slump in equipment demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm and construction equipment maker CNH Industrial reported second-quarter profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates on Friday, as its ongoing effort to reduce costs helped offset pressures from lower sales and production.
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