The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

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

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


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Trump administration aims to make faster meat processing permanent

Agency plans rulemaking to formalize speed increases

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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CNH Industrial forecasts lower FY profits on declining agriculture, construction equipment sales

Reuters – CNH Industrial CNH.N on Tuesday forecast 2025 profit below Wall Street’s estimates, as it expects sales to be lower year-over-year in both its agriculture and construction equipment markets in 2025, sending its shares down 3.7 per cent before the bell. The Basildon, UK-based company expects 2025 adjusted earnings to be in the range […] Read more