FAO Director-General QU Dongyu called for AI to prioritize human dignity and bridge the rural-urban divide, warning against digital inequality and urging tech to serve vulnerable smallholders.

Grain and soybean trading is closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday.

Trading is set to resume with the overnight session.

Iowa farmers made significant corn and soybean planting progress during the week ending May 17, pushing both crops ahead of their five-year averages despite severe storms.