The USDA and AAFC differ on Canada’s canola ending stocks for 2025/26, while an analyst says both agencies are wrong. Photo: Greg Berg

Large gap in canola ending stocks between AAFC, USDA

There’s a 760,000-tonne difference in the ending stocks for Canada’s 2025/26 canola crop respectively estimated by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the United States Department of Agriculture. Aside from that, the canola data from AAFC and the USDA remain quite similar.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rally

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures rallied on Tuesday. Most-active April live cattle gained 2.900 cents to close at 238.975 cents a pound. February live cattle settled at 237.250 cents a pound, up 2.000 cents. Most-traded March feeder cattle gained 5.950 cents to settle at 362.125 cents per pound. April feeders closed at 360.600 […] Read more







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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, hogs fall on WASDE

Chicago cattle futures rose while hogs slipped back as the USDA raised its forecast for 2026 pork and beef production. Most-traded February live cattle futures gained 1.525 cents to close at 235.250 cents per pound. April contracts settled at 236.075 cents a pound, up 1.400 cents. Most-active March feeder cattle closed at 356.175 cents a […] Read more

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January WASDE report very bearish

Nearby corn futures were down US$0.23 per bushel, soybean values fell $0.15 and wheat was down a nickel following the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report

SASKATOON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s January WASDE report is often seen as a market mover, and the latest one did not disappoint. “It was a very surprising report, and unfortunately, not surprising in the direction we would have liked,” said DTN lead analyst Rhett Montgomery. About an hour after the report was released, […] Read more