Reading Time: < 1 minute Fertilizer producer Mosaic beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, driven by strength in its South America business.
Mosaic beats first-quarter profit estimates on South America business strength
Canada’s trade deficit narrows in March
Exports to U.S. dropped 6.6 per cent, almost compensated by exports to rest of the world
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's trade deficit narrowed to C$506 million in March, beating expectations as imports fell at a faster rate than the drop in exports, data showed on Tuesday.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as traders await US-China trade talks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday as traders awaited updates on possible U.S.-China trade talks amid mounting competition from Brazil, traders said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle gallop to new highs on record cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures stormed to contract highs on Friday, as tight U.S. supplies drove cash prices to records this week, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid hopes for easing US-China trade tensions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Friday amid hopes for a thaw in U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China, the world's top importer of the oilseed, analysts said.
Bunge’s merger with Viterra stalled by US-China trade tensions, Bloomberg reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bunge Global's $34 billion merger with Glencore-backed Viterra is being stalled by trade tensions between the U.S. and China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
BASF confirms earnings outlook but warns of high uncertainty from trade duties
Reading Time: < 1 minute German chemicals giant BASF said on Friday it was facing high levels of uncertainty from U.S. tariffs and other countries’ reactions to them, but reaffirmed its earnings guidance for lack of clearer economic indicators.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures end up in recovery from two-week low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended higher on Thursday as prices rebounded after sliding to a two-week low amid worries about U.S. export demand, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures hover near highs as cash prices jump
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures hovered near recent contract highs on Thursday as traders said cash prices galloped to new highs.
Bayer to exit US seed treatment equipment business, email says
Bayer committed to seed treatments but won’t manufacture seed treatment equipment, the company said
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bayer is exiting the seed treatment equipment business in the United States to help the company's finances, according to an email sent to customers that was seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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