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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans fall, but achieve first annual gain in three years

By Reuters December 31, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures dropped on Wednesday but logged their first annual gain in three years, supported by China’s return to the U.S. market following a late-October trade truce, although ample global supplies capped the advance. Wheat and corn futures had annual declines, pressured by abundant supplies. The most-active soybean contract on

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Italy crafts lab-grown snacks with fruit residues, plant cells and a 3D printer

By Reuters December 31, 2025

Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, producing a material that a 3D printer can then process into ‘pastries’ with high nutritional content.

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China imposes curbs on beef imports to protect domestic industry

By Reuters December 31, 2025

China will impose an added 55 per cent tariff on beef imports that exceed quota levels from key supplier countries including Brazil, Australia and the U.S. in a move to protect a domestic cattle industry slowly emerging from oversupply.

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures higher on year-end positioning

By Reuters December 30, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures climbed on Tuesday on position squaring between the Christmas and New Year holidays, analysts said. CME February live cattle LCG26 settled 1.500 cents higher at 230.475 cents per pound, and March feeder cattle FCH26 settled 2.900 cents higher at 344.575 cents per pound. CME

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U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall, shrugging off China purchases

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters December 30, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade grain futures ticked lower on Tuesday amid a sluggish trading session, as investors weighed the latest developments surrounding the Russia-Ukraine peace talks. CBOT soybean futures fell after a day of choppy trade on signs of China returning to the U.S. market, and trying to finish up last-minute

Reviews of urban agriculture policies in Canada and the United States show that local enthusiasm often runs ahead of institutional support. Photo: Getty Images Plus

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Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity

December 30, 2025

London, Ont., adopted Canada’s first stand-alone Urban Agriculture Strategy in 2017. Yet, almost eight years later, many of the strategy’s goals remain unrealized.

Chinese agriculture ministry officials called for an increase in yields of grain and oil crops and an improvement in the self-sufficiency rate of soybean oilseeds. Photo: John Greig

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China vows to stabilize grain production, increase soybean oilseed self-sufficiency

By Reuters December 30, 2025

Chinese officials have vowed to stabilize grain production and increase soybean oilseed production capacity, readouts of agricultural policy meetings showed on Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to reduce imports and ensure food security.

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tick down on supply numbers, year-end positioning

By Reuters December 30, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures fell while feeder cattle futures rose on year-end positioning, according to analysts, with the trade thin between Christmas and New Year holidays. Many funds still have net long positions, said Doug Houghton, analyst at Brock Associates, “If they’re taking profits, that’s going

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U.S. grains: Chicago grains and oilseeds fall as Black Sea, China headlines assessed

By Reuters December 29, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago grains and oilseeds fell on Monday in thin holiday season trade, as market players weighed how markets would be affected by news from Russia, Ukraine and China, according to analysts. There were positive signals from talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to end the war

The Amazon soy moratorium is considered one of the most important forces slowing deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon over the past two decades as it bars signatories from buying soybeans from farmers who plant on land deforested after July 2008. Photo: Paralaxis/Getty Images Plus

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Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil

By Ana Mano, Reuters December 29, 2025

Some of the world’s largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon rainforest to preserve tax benefits in Brazil’s top farm state, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

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CFIA looks for feedback on proposed seed potato rule changes

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on active Chinese buying

GMO food labelling review opens questions on gene editing

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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans fall, but achieve first annual gain in three years

Italy crafts lab-grown snacks with fruit residues, plant cells and a 3D printer

China imposes curbs on beef imports to protect domestic industry

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures higher on year-end positioning

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall, shrugging off China purchases

Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity

China vows to stabilize grain production, increase soybean oilseed self-sufficiency

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tick down on supply numbers, year-end positioning

U.S. grains: Chicago grains and oilseeds fall as Black Sea, China headlines assessed

Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil

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