Reading Time: 2 minutes Ukraine’s 2025 wheat harvest is forecast at a maximum of 21.8 million metric tons, down from 22.7 million tons in 2024, the UAC farmers’ union said on Wednesday, slightly raising its outlook for this year’s corn crop.
Ukraine 2025 wheat crop seen at 21.8 million tons, corn at 28 million-29 million says farm union
U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn futures ticked lower on Tuesday on selling pressure as soybeans chopped up and down, though expectations of a bumper U.S. harvest limited the upside in prices, analysts said.
U.S. cattle ranchers criticize government for delayed reporting of human screwworm case
Human screwworm case was Maryland resident who recovered, state health department says
Reading Time: 2 minutes The patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States has recovered from the flesh-eating parasite, and there was no sign of transmission to other people or animals, the Maryland Department of Health said on Monday. Ranchers criticized a lack of transparency about the case.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans fell on Monday after hitting two-month highs on Friday, as industry players lost confidence that Chinese buyers would purchase U.S. soybeans, while dealers assessed exemptions granted to U.S. crude oil refiners for use of soy-based biofuels.
China says ‘rampant’ U.S. protectionism threatens agricultural ties
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. protectionism is undermining agricultural cooperation with China, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said, warning that farmers should not bear the price of the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak
USDA criticized by cattle producers for failing to take timely measures to prevent screwworm from entering the U.S.
Reading Time: 5 minutes The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday reported the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, from an outbreak-affected country.
U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans rose further on Friday to a two-month peak as brisk weekly exports, hopes that China will revert to buying U.S. crops and a rally in soyoil offset supply pressure from favorable U.S. field conditions.
Canada lifts several import tariffs on U.S. goods as talks continue
Carney government hopes to inject life into stalled trade negotiations
Reading Time: < 1 minute Starting September 1, Canada will adjust its tariffs on agricultural products, consumer goods and machinery, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at a press conference in Ottawa on Friday.
French maize ratings slip again; wheat harvest complete
Reading Time: < 1 minute Maize crop conditions in France, the European Union's biggest grain producer, registered a third consecutive weekly decline in the week to August 18, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, as a heatwave gripped most of the country.
Crop tour finds huge Minnesota, Iowa crops, but diseases lurk
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prospects for corn and soybean crops in Iowa and Minnesota are the strongest in at least 22 years, scouts on Pro Farmer’s annual tour of top grain-producing states said on Thursday, but diseases already lurking in fields could limit yields at harvest.
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