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Chicago soybean and corn futures chopped up and down on Monday as industry players awaited the results of this week's annual Pro Farmer crop tour in the U.S. Midwest, traders said.
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Canada-U.S. trade relationship called complex
Canada’s declining productivity, supply chain woes and political decisions all affect trade with its neighbour
Trade issues existed long before U.S. president Donald Trump and his on-again, off-again tariffs came along, said panelists at a policy summit last month.
Prairie Wheat Weekly Spring wheat prices decline
Durum prices stay put
Western Canadian spring wheat prices were mostly lower, while those for durum were relatively steady during the week ended Aug. 14, 2025.
U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat as demand worries overshadow USDA’s production cut
U.S. soybean futures declined for the first time in four sessions on profit taking on Thursday after a rally ignited by the U.S. government's lower-than-expected harvest outlook took prices to six-week highs.
U.S. livestock: Cattle slip on profit taking, technicals after weak beef export data
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures retreated on Thursday in a profit-taking and technical setback after three sessions of gains and as disappointing weekly beef export sales data weighed on the market.
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.
Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
The Conservative leader’s Saskatchewan pit stop named the gas vehicle ban and canola tariffs as rural threats.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
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.
Rain helps brighten outlook for Australian wheat crop
The industry now expects the country’s producers to match or beat last year’s production of around 34 million tons
A large crop in Australia, one of the biggest wheat exporters, would add to pressure on prices that are already low due to ample global supply.
India vows to protect farmers in face of tariffs
The country is resisting pressure from the United States to open its markets to a wide variety of farm products
New Delhi has pledged to protect its labour-intensive agricultural sector after talks with the U.S. got bogged down leading to a 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods.
