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Australia raises wheat harvest estimate by nearly two million tonnes

By Reuters December 1, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia’s ABARES raised its forecast for national wheat production this season by around 1.8 million tonnes to 35.6 million tonnes, cementing expectations for a bumper harvest that will add to abundant global supply and pressure prices.

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Australia’s weather bureau casts doubt on prospects for La Nina

By Reuters October 20, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia’s weather bureau is not convinced that a La Nina weather pattern is forming that could change rainfall patterns and bring wilder weather to parts of the Americas, Asia and Oceania, affecting crop production.

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Corn, Soybeans, Winter Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on lackluster harvest sales, lower yield outlook

By Karl Plume, Reuters October 8, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a second straight day on Wednesday on expectations that U.S. harvest yields will be lower than the latest government forecast and on limited sales by farmers awaiting news from U.S.-China trade talks and details of government aid. Corn followed soybeans higher as an expected yield forecast […] Read more

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Corn, Soybeans, Winter Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters September 19, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a week on Friday, erasing early gains after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping failed to yield news on soybean exports, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures followed soybeans lower. Additional pressure stemmed from the ongoing […] Read more

Canola, News

Australia nears breakthrough canola deal with China, sources say

Phytosanitary rules have restricted Australia’s canola exports to China

By Ella Cao, Peter Hobson, Reuters July 16, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canberra is close to an agreement with Beijing that would allow Australian suppliers to ship five trial canola cargoes to China, sources familiar with the matter said, a move towards ending a years-long freeze in the trade.

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Corn, Soybeans, Winter Wheat

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

By Reuters, Tom Polansek July 14, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bargain buying and short covering lifted U.S. corn futures on Monday after the market slid to contract lows on expectations for strong U.S. output, traders said.

A vessel is seen arriving at Odesa in southern Ukraine under the Black Sea Grain Initiative on April 12, 2023. (Photo: Yulii Zozulia/Nurphoto via Reuters Connect)

Corn, Markets, Reuters

Ukraine corn exports seen falling sharply in June, producers union says

By Pavel Polityuk June 4, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Kyiv | Reuters – Ukrainian corn exports are set to fall to one million metric tons in June from two million tons in May, as Ukraine-origin corn is uncompetitive compared to its American equivalent, producers’ union UAC said on Wednesday. Ukraine is a traditional corn grower and exporter and exports are expected at around 22 […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to seven-week low; corn eases, wheat climbs

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters June 2, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and soyoil futures fell to their lowest levels in seven weeks on Monday on worries about demand for U.S. oilseed supplies and generally favorable crop weather, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower. But wheat futures rose on short-covering as a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans, Winter Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop from 10-month high as biofuel guidance pressures soyoil

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters May 15, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures on Thursday plummeted from the previous session's 10-month high, pressured by a sharp drop in soyoil caused by concerns over U.S. biofuel targets, traders said.

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Trump administration aims to make faster meat processing permanent

Agency plans rulemaking to formalize speed increases

By Leah Douglas, Tom Polansek March 18, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago/Washington | Reuters – The Trump administration said on Mar. 17 that it plans to permanently allow U.S. poultry and pork processing plants to operate more quickly, raising concerns among advocacy groups about worker health and food safety. The U.S. Department of Agriculture decision is a victory for meat companies and industry associations such as the National Chicken […] Read more

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Australia raises wheat harvest estimate by nearly two million tonnes

Australia’s weather bureau casts doubt on prospects for La Nina

U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on lackluster harvest sales, lower yield outlook

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Australia nears breakthrough canola deal with China, sources say

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

Ukraine corn exports seen falling sharply in June, producers union says

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to seven-week low; corn eases, wheat climbs

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop from 10-month high as biofuel guidance pressures soyoil

Trump administration aims to make faster meat processing permanent

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