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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn higher ahead of US-China trade talks

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters May 9, 2025

Chicago soybean and corn futures bounced on Friday as traders covered short positions ahead of Saturday's meeting between senior U.S. and Chinese officials and a widely tracked U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Monday, analysts said.

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BASF’s agriculture arm eyes seeds and Asia as it prepares for listing

By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss, Reuters May 9, 2025

BASF's agriculture unit is aiming to expand in Asia and global seed markets as it prepares for a stock market listing in about two years, a senior executive told Reuters.

A farmer in China piles wheat. Photo: Reuters/File

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China buys Canadian, Australian wheat as heat hits crop, traders say

By Gus Trompiz, Michael Hogan, Peter Hobson, Reuters May 9, 2025

Chinese buyers bought between 400,000 and 500,000 metric tons of wheat from Australia and Canada in recent weeks, traders said, as heat threatens to damage crops in China's agricultural heartlands.

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Nutrien paints bullish fertilizer industry picture despite poor Q1 results

Low U.S. corn profitability big threat to phosphate demand, analyst says

By Ed White, Reuters May 9, 2025

Nutrien offered a bullish outlook for the 2025 global fertilizer market in an analyst call on Thursday, despite issuing disappointing first-quarter results on Wednesday night.

China, Japan, South Korea will jointly respond to US tariffs, Chinese state media says

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Ahead of China talks, Trump says 80 per cent tariffs ‘seems right’

By Doina Chiacu, Reuters May 9, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that 80 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods "seems right;" making his first suggestion of a specific alternative to the 145 per cent levies he has imposed on China ahead of weekend talks to contain a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

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U.S. grains: Soybeans up ahead of US-China talks, corn slips on good weather

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters May 8, 2025

Chicago soybean futures crept higher on Thursday as higher soyoil futures and hopes that upcoming U.S.-China trade talks in Switzerland could reduce trade tensions that have disrupted U.S. grain and oilseeds exports, analysts said.

Nutrien’s Patience Lake potash facility, about 15 km east of Saskatoon. (Nutrien.com)

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Top potash producer Nutrien misses first-quarter profit estimates on lower prices

By Reuters May 8, 2025

Nutrien fell short of Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as the top potash producer was impacted by lower prices and higher energy costs.

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Britain strikes first deal to cut Trump tariffs

Farmers welcome no weakening of import standards in US-UK deal

By Reuters May 8, 2025

The United States and Britain will announce a deal to lower tariffs on some goods on Thursday, the first such agreement since U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a global trade war with universal levies.

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More stable ENSO neutral weather conditions expected for summer

By Reuters May 8, 2025

More stable summer weather is expected to be favoured the northern hemisphere thanks to El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions, the United States’ Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans end down amid US-China trade jitters

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters May 7, 2025

Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures ended a choppy session lower on Wednesday as signs of a thaw in the U.S.-China trade standoff supported agricultural markets, despite lingering concerns about demand and global competition, traders said.

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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn higher ahead of US-China trade talks

BASF’s agriculture arm eyes seeds and Asia as it prepares for listing

China buys Canadian, Australian wheat as heat hits crop, traders say

Nutrien paints bullish fertilizer industry picture despite poor Q1 results

Ahead of China talks, Trump says 80 per cent tariffs ‘seems right’

U.S. grains: Soybeans up ahead of US-China talks, corn slips on good weather

Top potash producer Nutrien misses first-quarter profit estimates on lower prices

Britain strikes first deal to cut Trump tariffs

More stable ENSO neutral weather conditions expected for summer

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans end down amid US-China trade jitters

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