Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Monday, continuing the downtrend that started with United States reciprocal tariffs and China’s retaliatory measures.
U.S. livestock: Tariff machinations weigh on values
Loss of markets overshadows federal election campaign
Farm organizations say rules-based, predictable trade environments are at the top of their wish lists for the next government
Ending tariffs, or preventing any new tariffs, overshadows all other issues so far in this federal election campaign. Trade is the number one concern affecting all sectors.
Even more corn in China, Brazil say attachés
Better Chinese yields, stronger Brazil prices
China and Brazil are to further solidify their positions as the world's number two and three corn producers, according to attache reports from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Mexico seeks to avoid retaliatory tariffs against US, but not ruling them out
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government would like to avoid imposing tariffs on the United States in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans, though she said they could not be ruled out.
Tariffs throw US, Canadian farm machinery manufacturers into turmoil
All around a recent farm show in Canada, equipment salespeople struggled to swing deals with farmers worried about tariffs. With some combines costing more than $800,000, a surprise price hike from a tariff would be a hit most farm budgets cannot easily take.
Mexico reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
Mexico has detected its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday.
U.S. grains: ‘Out of the ball game’: US soy futures sink after top-buyer China hikes tariffs
U.S. soybean futures sank 3.4 per cent on Friday to their lowest this year, after top importer China said it would impose additional tariffs of 34 per cent on all American goods in retaliation against duties announced by President Donald Trump.
U.S. livestock: Prices down as China strikes back
Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued lower on Friday, as retaliatory trade action by China pressured the United States markets. China announced it will impose a 34 per cent levy on its imports from the U.S. beginning April 10.
Bayer renews bid for US Supreme Court to curb glyphosate cases
Bayer said on Friday it was again petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to sharply limit legal claims that its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, seeking to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mixed
Wheat complex bumps up, tariff concerns weigh on values
Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum were mixed during the week ended April 3. While upticks in the United States wheat complex lent support, concerns over the worldwide reciprocal tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on April 2 generated a lot of uneasiness in the markets.
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