Tom Polansek

U.S. farmers planted more acres of cornthan the government forecast in March and fewer soybeans, U.S. Agriculture Department data showed on Friday.

By Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas CHICAGO (Reuters) - Colorado began requiring dairies to test milk supplies for bird flu every week, the

Bunge Global missed Wall Street expectations for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, sending its shares down 8% as the world's largest oilseed processor suffered from lower crushing margins.

A spike in bargain-basement crop sales by U.S. farmers needing to make room in storage bins for autumn harvests could boost profitability at grain handlers such as Archer-Daniels-Midland and Bunge Global. Both companies, which trade and process soybeans and corn and benefit from geographic differences in supply, recently flagged slow farmer selling as a drag on second-quarter earnings. Eight farmers in the key Midwestern crop-growing states of Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio told Reuters they are emptying storage bins of corn and soybeans harvested in 2023 after holding tight to supplies all year, as favorable weather for crop development finally dashes their hopes for higher prices.

'I'm throwing in the towel' says a Perry farmer who held onto last year's crop, hoping for a better price

'I'm throwing in the towel' says a Perry farmer who held onto last year's crop, hoping for a better price

FILE PHOTO: A warning sign is placed at a dairy farm in Martin, Michigan, U.S., June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Polansek/File Photo

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Cows at three dairy farms in California, the top U.S. milk-producing state, tested positive for bird flu, the state's agriculture department said on Friday.

WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin - In Michigan this year, where dairy workers and herds have fallen ill from bird flu, a pair of unlikely prized cows are being prepped to take the state fair stage.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast for U.S. corn production and yields on Thursday, surprising traders who expected a decline following a spell of dry summer weather.