Authorities in western Mexico have confirmed the death of Bernardo Bravo, president of the Apatzingán Valley Citrus Producers Association, whose body was found Monday inside his vehicle on a rural road in Michoacán state. Prosecutors described the death as a homicide on X and said an investigation is ongoing. Llevamos…

As of 9:11 a.m. CT, December corn was up 1¾¢ at $4.21½ per bushel. November soybeans were up 1¼¢ at $10.32 per bushel. December CBOT wheat was up 2½¢ at $5.02¾ per bushel. December KC wheat was up 2½¢ at $4.87½ per bushel. December Minneapolis wheat was up 2¢ at…

Fur Commission USA said it has confirmed that one or more attackers illegally entered a mink farm near Woodbine, Iowa, between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. Monday evening. According to the report, the intruders cut through fencing, destroyed animal housing, and released more than 1,000 mink. About half of the…

By Marcelo Teixeira DES MOINES, Oct. 21 (Reuters) – There are no new sales of United States’ soybeans to China and nothing is expected to be loaded in coming weeks, according to information from U.S. soy industry groups American Soybean Association (ASA) and the U.S. Soybean Export Council. Harvested soybeans are not…

By Ella Cao and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Reuters) – China imported no soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier, as buyers shunned American cargoes during the ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. Imports last month from…

By Brooklyn Draisey Iowa State University (ISU) researchers have unlocked new secrets within the bacteria responsible for the creation of thousands of fruits and vegetables as we know them today, with the goal of seeing how they can balance its uses as a tool versus its prevalence as infection. Kan…