Reading Time: 2 minutes India is forecasting above-average monsoon rains in 2025 for the second year running. This is expected to increase agricultural production and economic growth.
India forecasts above average monsoon rains in boost to crop output, economy
Canada’s inflation surprisingly slows to 2.3 per cent in March
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's annual inflation surprisingly slowed in March to 2.3 per cent, three notches below the prior month, largely helped by lower gasoline and travel tour prices, data showed on Tuesday.
U.S. grains: US wheat futures sag on rain forecast; corn down, soy ends mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures fell on Monday, pressured by forecasts for improving weather in dry areas of the Plains production belt and spillover weakness as European wheat futures hit one-year lows, brokers said.
ADM halting domestic trading in China, cutting jobs in Shanghai
Reading Time: < 1 minute Global grain merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland has begun shutting down domestic trading operations in China and laying off staff within its largest business segment as part of a global cost-cutting push, the company said in an emailed statement on Monday.
APK-Inform issues Ukraine forecast for 2025/26
Cold snap halts spring seeding
Reading Time: 2 minutes As spring planting continues in Ukraine, its agriculture ministry and consultancy APK-Inform issued their respective crop forecasts. The reports were issued just as Ukraine was still in a bitter cold snap that brought snow to most parts of the country.
What are the thorny farm issues in India-US trade negotiations?
Reading Time: 2 minutes India and the United States have finalized the terms of reference for the first phase of a bilateral trade agreement to be concluded late this year, with a view to reaching bilateral trade worth $500 billion by 2030.
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on sliding dollar
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures rallied Friday as the dollar weakened against other major currencies, while corn firmed on U.S. Department of Agriculture data and soybeans climbed, unruffled by the latest hike in China's retaliatory tariffs against U.S. goods.
WTO chiefs past and present demand rapid reform to keep global free trade alive
Reading Time: 2 minutes A former World Trade Organization boss has said the future terms of global trade, rocked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping protectionist tariffs, could be decided outside the 30-year-old international watchdog unless it reforms itself fast.
China expands access for Spanish pork as trade tensions with US mount
Reading Time: 2 minutes China has signed two agricultural trade protocols with Spain covering pork and cherries as the world's second largest economy acts to bolster ties with the European Union amid an escalating trade war between Beijing and the U.S.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans continue to climb on USDA numbers, tariff delays
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures extended gains on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its monthly supply and demand numbers, and delays to some U.S. and European Union tariffs eased concerns about U.S. crop exports.
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