Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed slightly on Thursday as stocks hit record highs on Wall Street for a second day, providing borrowed strength to the livestock markets, analysts said.
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U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher as Wall Street extends gains
Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast
Canada's exports of canola oil and forest products from West Coast ports, including the Port of Vancouver, have halted due to a labor dispute, producers said on Thursday.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb near one-month high as vegoils shoot higher
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped to their highest level in about a month on Thursday on spillover strength from rallying vegetable oil markets, traders said.
Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than five decades
Argentina's beef exports during the first nine months of this year rose to their highest level in 57 years, as shipments of one of the South American country's best-known food staples grew among buyers in the United States and neighboring Chile.
Trump victory puts spotlight on trade
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, tariffs among policies subject to change under the Republicans
Trump’s pledges to boost competitiveness and renegotiate the United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA) as well as the potential to impose trade sanctions could spell difficulties for Canadian producers.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley preferred over corn at feedlots
Barley seems to be the preferred grain over corn at feedlots in the Lethbridge, Alta.-area during the week ended Nov. 7, 2024.
China set for record soybean imports in 2024 ahead of Trump’s inauguration
China imported 8.09 million metric tons of soybeans in October with buyers rushing to stockpile before Donald Trump takes office early next year, as the world's top soybean buyer heads for its largest annual imports on record.
Food companies sell products that are less healthy in poorer countries, says report
The world’s biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell in high-income countries, according to a new report. Products sold by companies including Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever were assessed as part of a global index published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), its first since 2021.
Tractors of the year announced at EIMA agricultural machinery show
Day one of the EIMA international machinery show in Balogna, Italy, saw five tractor manufacturers take home awards for Tractor of the Year. There were six different categories in play – Fendt won in two categories – that ranged from horsepower to sustainability and a newly created category called 'TotyBot' for fully automated tractors without a cab.
U.S. farm producers brace for hit to exports to China in Trump administration
Some U.S. agriculture producers are bracing for the prospect of a fresh trade war under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump again hitting exports of farm goods to China, but they said while any new tariffs would hurt, they felt better prepared.
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