CME Group’s Expanded Suite of Short-Term Agricultural Options Now Available for Trading
CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its expanded suite of Weekly agricultural options on grains and oilseed futures, which now include an expiry for every day of the trading
MFU President Speaks Against Tariffs
ST. PAUL – Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) President Gary Wertish spoke against across-the-board tariffs during a Friday morning press conference hosted by Minnesota’s senior Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. They were joined by Minnesota State Building and Construction
NASDA Keeping a Close Eye on Cabinet Confirmations
Story courtesy of NAFB News Service The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has been watching closely as President Trump’s cabinet nominees get voted out of committee and onto the Senate floor for confirmation. RJ Karney,
Farmers Hit by USDA Funding Freeze
USDA is withholding funds from farmers for conservation programs, despite the White House stating last week that funds to individuals would not be frozen. Contractors for conservation programs also have been affected by a funding freeze. The
China Targets US Farm Equipment with Latest Tariffs
Agricultural and farm machinery manufacturers could soon be affected by retaliatory tariffs from China after President Donald Trump’s levies took last Tuesday. President Trump ordered 10% higher tariffs on imports from China and threatened Canada and Mexico
Former Express Grain CEO Sentenced
The former CEO of Greenwood, Mississippi-based Express Grain has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to immediately pay $69.8 million in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud while working for
New York Live Poultry Markets Shuttered Due to Bird Flu
All live poultry markets in New York City and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties of New York were shut down Friday after seven cases of avian flu were detected at markets in the five boroughs during routine
JBS USA Settles Child Labor Violations
The nation’s largest meatpacking company JBS USA Food Company will pay $4 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), in connection with the company’s use of child labor at meatpacking plants