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Farmers, traders ‘flying blind’ as U.S. shutdown blocks key crop data

By Reuters October 10, 2025

U.S. data vital to global grain and soybean trading has gone dark during the country’s federal government shutdown, leaving commodity traders and farmers without crop production estimates, export sales data and market reports during the peak of the autumn harvest.

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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise to new highs on tight supply, strong cash prices

By Karl Plume, Reuters October 9, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rallied on Thursday to a record high on strong cash market prices and tight supplies linked to the U.S. suspension of Mexican imports due to the spread of screwworm south of the border. Live cattle followed feeders higher, posting new contract highs in deferred contract […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans slip on profit-taking, China trade worries

By Karl Plume, Reuters October 9, 2025

U.S. soybean futures retreated on Thursday after two days of gains, pressured by profit taking and technical selling and on growing concerns about a promised farmer aid package and a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade negotiations.

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Expana lifts EU cereal forecasts, maize exceeds expectations

By Reuters October 9, 2025

Expana has raised its monthly grain production forecast for European Union crops for the 2025/26 season, projecting soft wheat output will hit a record high and barley a 17-year high.

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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit record high on tight supply, strong cash prices

By Karl Plume, Reuters October 8, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures scaled to a record high on Wednesday on strong cash market prices and tight supplies as the U.S. border remains closed to Mexican imports due to the northward spread of the parasitic pest screwworm. Live cattle followed feeders higher, supported by a rebound in wholesale […] Read more

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Nestle quits global alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions

By Alexander Marrow, Reuters October 8, 2025

Food group Nestle said on Wednesday it had withdrawn from a global alliance for cutting methane emissions that aims to reduce the impact of dairy farming on global warming.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on higher beef values, tight supplies

By Karl Plume, Reuters October 7, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed for a third straight session on Tuesday, propelled by rising beef prices and strong gains in the feeder cattle market, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures reached their highest point in six weeks on tight supplies of animals and an ongoing ban on Mexican imports […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans tick up as market weighs crops, U.S.-China ties

By Karl Plume, Reuters October 7, 2025

U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday on technical and seasonal buying after two sessions of losses, as traders monitored U.S. harvesting, Brazilian planting progress and updates on trade negotiations with China and a U.S. farmer bailout package.

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Tyson, Cargill to pay $88 million to consumers in U.S. beef price-fixing lawsuit

By Mike Scarcella, Reuters October 7, 2025

Tyson Foods and Cargill have agreed to pay a combined $87.5 million (C$122.1 million) to settle a federal lawsuit brought by consumers who accused the companies of conspiring to inflate U.S. beef prices by restricting supply.

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Trump bailout for trade-hit U.S. farmers expected this week

By Bo Erickson, Leah Douglas, Reuters October 7, 2025

The Trump administration is expected to announce a plan as soon as Tuesday to bail out U.S. farmers stung by trade disputes and big harvests, with the initial outlay potentially totaling up to $15 billion (C$20.9 billion), according to sources familiar with the matter.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

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Farmers, traders ‘flying blind’ as U.S. shutdown blocks key crop data

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise to new highs on tight supply, strong cash prices

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip on profit-taking, China trade worries

Expana lifts EU cereal forecasts, maize exceeds expectations

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit record high on tight supply, strong cash prices

Nestle quits global alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on higher beef values, tight supplies

U.S. grains: Soybeans tick up as market weighs crops, U.S.-China ties

Tyson, Cargill to pay $88 million to consumers in U.S. beef price-fixing lawsuit

Trump bailout for trade-hit U.S. farmers expected this week

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