Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, finding some support from fresh details on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plans to deal with new world screwworm.
Phil Franz-Warkentin
Stories by Phil Franz-Warkentin
Feed grains weekly: USDA ups global coarse grain estimate
Production up 4.4 per cent on year
Total world coarse grain production in 2025/26 is forecast to be up by 25 million tonnes from earlier estimates, largely due to increased corn production in the United States, according to the latest Feed Outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released Aug. 14.
Rains help late crops in Saskatchewan, but delay harvest
Harvest progress at two per cent complete
Widespread rains across Saskatchewan during the week ended Aug. 11 brought much needed moisture to later seeded crops still filling. However, the precipitation slowed desiccation operations and may hurt the quality of earlier seeded crops, said the weekly provincial report.
Large crops to weigh on CBOT corn/soybeans
“We have a lot of corn out there”
Expectations for a record large corn harvest in the United States this year are overhanging the futures market, which should keep values under pressure through the harvest season.
Pulse weekly: Good yields, but smaller U.S. edible bean crop expected
U.S. prices steady with Canada
Dry edible bean production in the United States is forecast to be down in 2025 despite improved yields due to a reduction in harvested area, according to updated estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Harvest begins in Manitoba: Report
Weekly report as of Aug. 12, 2025
Harvest operations are underway in Manitoba, according to the latest provincial crop report as of Aug. 12 noting that winter cereals and early spring grains and field peas were starting to come off the fields.
Chinese anti-dumping duties shut market to Canadian canola
With diminished supplies a pull-back of exports was already expected analysts say
China has effectively shut the door on purchases of Canadian canola by announcing a preliminary anti-dumping duty of 75.8 per cent on imports of the oilseed to start on Thursday, Aug. 14.
Record yields forecast for U.S. corn and soybeans
Corn at 188.8 bu./ac. soybeans at 53.6 bu./ac.
Record large corn and soybean yields are expected in the United States this year, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Aug. 12.
Prairie wheat bids weaken in early August
Losses in U.S. futures weigh
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Aug. 7, as a move to five-year lows in the United States futures weighed on prices.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Spec selling weighs on market
Charts turning bearish
ICE futures canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in two months during the first week of August, with speculative long liquidation behind some of the selling pressure.
