U.S. farmers struggling with slumping incomes and depressed grain prices have been switching to cheaper generic pesticides and fungicides as they plan for spring planting next year, which market analysts said could hit the bottom lines of agrichemical companies like Bayer.
Cash-strapped US farmers switch to generic crop chemicals, in blow to big manufacturers
Syngenta working with McDonald’s to reduce gas emissions from cows
Agrochemicals and seeds company Syngenta is working with fast food giant McDonald's Corp and one of its meat suppliers to supply a type of corn which it says will reduce the gaseous emissions from cattle.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs weaken on wholesale pork prices, Goldman roll
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures lost ground on Wednesday on weakness in the pork cutout, according to analysts, while cattle futures also retreated on falling wholesale prices.
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat plunges on strong dollar, corn and soybeans also ease
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell sharply on Wednesday, dropping to lows not seen since August, as the U.S. dollar surged after data showing U.S. inflation for October increased in line with expectations, which could result in fewer interest rate cuts.
European farmers kick off protests against EU-Mercosur trade deal
European farmers started protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade deal on Wednesday, saying increased South American imports will hurt the European Union's agriculture, and the largest French farm union called for nationwide actions from Monday.
Trump trade policy seen as wild card for US soybean farmers, opportunity for crushers
American farmers are worried that President-elect Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans will curb their access to top soy buyer China, but tariffs could also lure companies to build more U.S. crushing plants, hungry for domestic supplies.
Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu
A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children's hospital, sick with Canada's first presumptive human case of avian influenza.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle recovers on technical trading
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained strength on Tuesday on technical trading, analysts said, while lean hog futures rose for a second day as traders anticipated growing export demand.
U.S. grains: Soybeans plunge with Trump EPA pick; wheat and corn also fall
Chicago soybean futures took a sharp dive on Tuesday as traders worried that President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would take a less than friendly view of the biofuel industry, analysts said.
Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods
The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers' plans to expand production after the nation's herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said.