Reading Time: 3 minutes The European Commission urged the U.S. on Friday to bring respect, not threats, to trade talks after President Donald Trump pushed for a 50 per cent tariff on EU goods.
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EU urges respect not threats as Trump pushes for 50 per cent tariff
U.S. grains: Corn and soy fall on Trump recommendations for EU tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soy futures eased on Friday ahead of a long weekend in the U.S., after President Donald Trump posted on social media that he recommended a 50 per cent tariff on goods from the European Union.
JBS minority shareholders approve dual US-Brazil listing
Reading Time: < 1 minute Brazilian meatpacker JBS on Friday secured shareholder support to move ahead with a long-planned dual listing of shares in both the United States and Brazil, it said in a securities filing.
Global animal health body says vaccines needed to protect humans, trade from bird flu
Reading Time: 2 minutes Vaccinating more animals against bird flu could help protect public health and keep global trade flowing said the head of the World Organization for Animal Health.
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip as short-covering rally fades
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures fell on Thursday as a short-covering rally earlier this week that took prices to a one-month peak petered out, with traders seeing limited threats to Northern Hemisphere crops despite adverse weather concerns.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb ahead of Memorial Day holiday weekend
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned higher on Thursday, as traders adjusted their positions ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend and wholesale prices continued to rise on consumer beef demand, market analysts said.
EU lawmakers back huge tariffs for Russia, Belarus fertilizer
Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Parliament voted on Thursday to impose prohibitive tariffs on fertilizers and certain farm produce from Russia and its ally Belarus to prevent a potential threat to EU food security and limit Russian funds for its war against Ukraine.
Pigs can’t fly: U.S. high-end livestock breeders lose millions in China tariff fallout
China has been a key importer of American hog and dairy cattle genetics, but shipments have stalled
Reading Time: 3 minutes China is one of the biggest importers of American breeding pigs and other livestock genetic material such as cattle semen. These lucrative niche export markets had been growing, but dried up since U.S. President Donald Trump started a trade war with Beijing.
IGC raises 2025/26 world corn crop forecast
Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday raised its forecast for 2025/26 global corn production, driven partly by a slight upward revision in the outlook for Brazil's crop.
Brazil hopes to be officially free of bird flu in 28 days
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazil began a 28-day bird flu observation period on Thursday which it hopes will show the country's chicken farms are free of the disease after local authorities said a farm where its first outbreak was detected had been fully disinfected.