Reuters – Arkansas has ordered Syngenta to sell 160 acres of farmland in the U.S. state within two years, citing its Chinese ownership. The move drew a sharp rebuke from the global seeds producer. U.S. farm groups and lawmakers are increasingly scrutinizing foreign land ownership due to concerns about national security. “This is about where your loyalties lie,” Arkansas
Arkansas orders Chinese-owned Syngenta to sell U.S. farmland
Foreign ownership of farmland has gotten more attention from U.S. lawmakers
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle recover off May-level low
Live cattle, lean hogs also higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest level since May on Friday before ending higher, while live cattle recovered from June lows reached earlier this week. Strength in the cash market helped boost futures, traders said. Reports of meatpackers paying $185/cwt in Texas and $186/cwt in Nebraska represented
U.S. grains: Soybeans, soymeal climb on demand
CBOT wheat falls; gains in soy help lift corn
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rallied and soymeal hit a contract high on Friday on strong demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. U.S. soymeal exports are on their way to new highs this season after a poor soybean harvest in top soymeal exporter Argentina earlier this year. Domestic soymeal users,
Tyson Foods workers, activists protest child labour
Reuters – Tyson Foods workers and activists rallied outside the U.S. meat company’s headquarters in Arkansas Oct. 16 to protest child labour in the sector and push for improved working conditions. Activists and the Biden administration have pressured the U.S. meat industry to adopt safer labour policies after children hired by contractors were found doing
U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-week low on Ukraine export uncertainty
Ukraine denies suspension of Black Sea export corridor
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose from a two-week low on Thursday on jitters about supply risks from the Ukraine war. Ukraine, a major grain exporter, has been using a Black Sea shipping channel to try to revive its seaborne shipments without Russian approval after Moscow in July quit a
U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease on larger U.S. supply, weaker equities
Lean hog futures continue higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures eased on Thursday, with losses in equities and bigger-than-expected U.S. livestock supplies dragging down the markets. Traders kept an eye on Wall Street as weakness in stocks and concerns about the economy can limit consumer demand for pricey beef, analysts said. Stocks closed lower amid signs
U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs rebound after recent losses
'Monday's washout was probably a bit overdone'
Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures jumped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday, bouncing off June lows hit this week on larger-than-expected U.S. supply numbers. Futures prices collapsed on Monday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a report issued after markets closed on Friday, said that producers placed more cattle than expected into
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures sag as beneficial rains hit South America
Rains benefit Argentina's core farmland
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures ended lower on Wednesday as favourable rains reached crop belts in South America and the U.S., analysts said. Traders are watching global weather after drought has hurt crop production in Argentina and the U.S. Plains and slowed soybean plantings in Brazil. South American conditions are particularly
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures set June lows at CME
Lean hog futures touch contract lows
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit their lowest levels since June on Tuesday, as the market continued to digest larger-than-expected U.S. supply numbers. The market stabilized, however, after the February contract on Monday tumbled by the exchange-imposed daily trading limit. Trading limits for live cattle will revert back to the
U.S. grains: Corn dips on harvests, technical selling
CBOT soymeal climbs to seven-month high; Chinese ag companies sign U.S. purchase deals
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell for a third straight session on Tuesday and neared a two-week low under pressure from U.S. harvesting and technical selling, analysts said. Wheat futures also eased, while soybeans and soymeal jumped. A quick harvest pace for U.S. corn and soy is expected to continue
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