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Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have trended steadily lower for the past three months, with cash bids in Western Canada seeing a similar trend.
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Saskatchewan looks to expand trade in Indonesia
The province signed a letter of intent during a recent trade mission to the region
Saskatchewan intends to increase its agricultural partnership with Indonesia.
Seeding conditions look good for U.S. winter wheat crop
Conditions are particularly favourable in Kansas, the top hard red winter wheat producer
SASKATOON — Seeding conditions are near ideal in the hard red winter wheat growing region of the United States, says a weather expert. “It is really very good,” said Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc. “We’ve had a good alternating pattern of rain and sunshine in the majority of the region.” Most of the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures spike, hogs mixed
Chicago cattle futures closed sharply up on Monday while lean hog futures were mixed. “Two large trades were seen at two different levels in the feeder cattle market, suggesting this may have been a short covering rally,” wrote analyst Christopher B. Swift. Most-active November feeders closed at 360.800 cents a pound, up 5.375 cents. January […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean ease on harvest pressure, competition from Brazil
U.S. soybean futures eased on Monday on active harvesting across the Midwest farm belt and brisk early planting as well as exports in rival supplier Brazil, and as top importer China continues to shun U.S. supplies.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes
U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Friday as pressure from a fast-advancing U.S. harvest offset early-session support from hopes that upcoming U.S.-China talks could revive stalled soybean trade.
Russian wheat exports start to pick up the pace
Exports had started off slow this crop year, but the country grew a big crop that is now beginning to be shipped out
Russia has had a slow start for its 2025-26 wheat export program, but the pace is starting to pick up and that is a bearish factor for prices.
Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along
Thanks to a stretch of good weather, Alberta farmers advanced their harvest 12 points during the week ended Sept. 29 to 89 per cent complete. The Alberta agriculture department said that’s seven points above the five-year average.
Rising vegetable oil demand may offset bad biofuel news
Global biodiesel/renewable diesel production is expected to decline for the first time in a decade. Bad timing for a canola industry looking for new markets.
Prairie spring wheat bids soften with U.S. futures
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Oct. 2, as losses in United States futures and seasonal harvest pressure weighed on values.
