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By Sybille de La Hamaide and Michael Hogan PARIS/HAMBURG, April 9 (Reuters) – European Union counter-tariffs on U.S. goods starting next week are set to halt a large flow of U.S. corn to Europe and raise costs for buyers chasing alternative supplies of the feed grain, traders and industry representatives said. Grain…

May corn closed up 5¢ at $4.74 per bushel. May soybeans ended the day up 20¢ at $10.12¾ per bushel. May wheat contracts also closed up. CBOT wheat was up 2¼¢ at $5.42¼ per bushel. KC wheat was up 6½¢ at $5.68. Minneapolis wheat was up 7¾¢ at $6.08¾. “It…

President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher reciprocal tariffs for most U.S. trading partners, offering a temporary reprieve in his ongoing global trade conflict. The pause excludes China, which will now face a staggering 125 percent tariff rate — effective immediately — following what Trump called a lack…

The active precipitation pattern should slow down in the next week to 10 days, after what AccuWeather labeled a “1-in-1,000 year” rain event inundated areas across the Midwest to the Mid-South. The Climate Prediction Center shows near normal to above normal chances for precipitation in its 6- to 10-day outlook,…

AGDAILY Reporters · April 9, 2025 Famer Derek is back with another farm-themed spoof, this time targeting the Generation Xers and Millennials among us with a Friends parody. With his record of unconventional and creative videos, Derek takes his cows to center stage once more, mixing up humor and country…

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced bipartisan legislation to curb anti-competitive practices in the meatpacking industry and reduce rising grocery prices, particularly for meat and eggs. The Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act would establish a U.S. Department of Agriculture office…