China National Chemical’s (ChemChina’s) purchase of Syngenta will not only lead to improved crop yields in China, but it should also create a path for competing seeds and crops from abroad. ChemChina Opens Several Doors China National Chemical’s (ChemChina’s) purchase of Syngenta will not only lead to improved crop yields in China, but it should also create a path for competing seeds and crops from abroad. Beijing has dragged its feet on allowing Western biotech seed firms’ access to Chinese farm fields. It has also slow-walked some biotech traits for imported commodities. For “food security” reasons, the Chinese government sought to first develop its own domestic biotechnology capability so that it would not be dependent on Western techn...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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