Reading Time: < 1 minute Louis Dreyfus Company has acquired grains and oilseeds processing, storage and trading activities in Hungary and Poland from rival agricultural commodity merchant Bunge Global, fulfilling conditions Bunge needed to meet to get approval of its merger with Viterra.
Louis Dreyfus buys oilseed assets from Bunge in Poland and Hungary
World’s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo
Argentine polo authorities balk at arrival of gene-edited horses
Reading Time: 5 minutes Kheiron Biotech, an Argentine company, has bred gene-edited polo ponies and says gene-editing has the potential to revolutionize horse breeding.
U.S. grains: Corn rises on strong demand, disease concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures firmed on Friday on support from strong international demand, concerns over disease in the U.S. Midwest and technical support, analysts said.
China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid U.S. trade war, sources say
China has yet to book US soybean imports for fourth quarter
Reading Time: 2 minutes China's soybean importers are boosting purchases from Argentina and Uruguay over the next year to fill the supply gap left by the absence of U.S. shipments as the trade war drags on.
U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago soybean futures came under pressure on Thursday on a lack of Chinese demand for the U.S. oilseed while corn futures ticked higher on strong export sales data, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday on technical selling after live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs in the previous day.
Mexico reports 53 per cent increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July
U.S. border has been closed to Mexican cattle since July due to New World screwworm cases
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53 per cent jump from the number of cases reported in July, according to Mexican government data seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
Canada appoints new envoy to India
India also announces new high commissioner to Canada in sign of improving ties
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada announced on Thursday it had appointed a new high commissioner, or ambassador, to India in the latest sign of improving ties between the two trading partners.
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on favorable weather in growing regions
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat futures lost ground on Wednesday, with prices weighed down by large global harvests, favorable weather in growing areas, and a strong U.S. dollar, analysts said.
U.S. tariffs on Brazil will reshape global beef trade flows, analysts say
Reading Time: 2 minutes Higher U.S. tariffs on Brazil are expected to reshape global beef trade flows, sparking increased shipments to the U.S. from countries like Mexico and Australia while Brazil seeks alternative markets, analysts said on Wednesday.
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