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The United States will sell “so much” beef to Australia, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after Canberra relaxed import restrictions, adding that other countries that refused U.S. beef products were on notice.

The Bank of Canada held its key policy rate at 2.75 per cent for the third time in a row on Wednesday, as expected, and said the risk of a severe and escalating global trade war had diminished.

Australia has lifted a 22-year-old ban on the import of Canadian beef and beef products, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a statement on Tuesday.

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday amid signs of profit-taking and reports of ample global supplies, which are outweighing concerns over smaller Russian crop estimates, market analysts said.

Chinese authorities have pledged to rein in hog production and reduce soymeal use in animal feed to stabilize hog prices.

Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday for a third straight session as forecasts for cooler Midwest temperatures this week and continued periodic rains reinforced expectations for ample U.S. harvests, analysts said.

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, dragged down by favourable weather across the U.S. Midwest and sluggish export demand, analysts said.

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ticked up on Thursday on signs of short-covering and consolidation, with traders hopeful that President Donald Trump will get foreign buyers to purchase more U.S. farm goods, market analysts said.

U.S. corn futures hit a two-week low on Monday and soybeans also fell as market players continued to brace for large crops and forecasts called for milder, non-threatening weather in the Midwest production belt.

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Friday and notched a weekly loss, as plentiful global supply from ongoing Northern Hemisphere harvests outweighed strong U.S. exports. Corn futures eased on the day, with the most-active contract Cv1 ended the week nearly 2.05 per cent lower, amid expectations of a large[...]