A new report from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is showing tractor sales are recovering. In the latest flash report, sales of all tractors in November were up 9 percent compared to November 2016, and sales saw a 5…
Federal police in Brazil served 14 search warrants on Dec. 11 associated with an ongoing bribery investigation involving the world's largest meatpacker JBS SA. Police shared with Reuters the warrants were served after JBS executives testified in a plea deal…
Investors remain on alert over the threat of NAFTA talks failing even as negotiators meet this week in Washington and seek minor victories on less contentious issues. The latest meetings to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement will run…
Since his campaign days, President Donald Trump has voiced little support for keeping the United States involved in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Ag trade groups, companies and associations have varying perspectives and positions on the topic as…
Bayer AG is set to get a so-called statement of objections cataloging potential reasons for the European Union’s antitrust regulator to block its proposed $66 billion takeover of Monsanto Co. as soon as next week, according to two people familiar…
U.S. pork exports remained ahead of last year's record volume pace, and beef exports are poised to break $7 billion this year for only the second time, according to October export results released by USDA and compiled by the U.S.…
While corn and soybean yields reach new heights, wheat continues to fall behind the curve with fewer investments and no biotechnology. For wheat to be more competitive in the market, breeders might need to make a few changes. "Hybrid wheat…
Sumitomo Chemical Company, parent company of Valent, recently entered an agreement with DuPont Crop Protection, a business unit of DowDuPont Agriculture Division, for the development, registration and commercialization of seed treatment technology globally. The pair entered this agreement to speed…
Today, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), the global voice for the U.S. pork industry and leader on public-policy issues for America's 60,000 pork producers, announced its support for Farmers for Free Trade. Farmers for Free Trade is a bipartisan…
Favorable weather expected at the start of the Russian winter will help planted wheat, according to Commodity Weather Group. Currently, no major cold snaps are seen in southern Russia and Ukraine, while snow cover is projected to be adequate, insulating…