Markets
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended slightly higher on Thursday as Argentina reinstated export taxes on grains after a suspension increased competition for sales on the global market. Corn futures also crawled higher as traders monitored reports from early U.S. harvesting, while wheat futures jumped in a recovery from contract […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures set a contract high on Thursday as strong cash prices supported the market, analysts said. After the trading session ended, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a quarterly report the nation’s inventory of hogs and pigs on September 1 was 74.5 million head, down […] Read more
Canola used in only quarter of Canadian biofuel
Report finds crop was feedstock for 21 per cent of domestic biodiesel and 24 per cent of renewable diesel last year
Less than one-quarter of the biodiesel and renewable diesel used in Canada in 2024 was made from canola oil feedstock
Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding out for cheaper barley
There is very little activity for feed barley as potential buyers are holding out for lower prices, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
Canadian oilseeds monthly crush – August 2025
Crushing statistics of major oilseeds in Canada for the month of August 2025, reported by Statistics Canada.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop as beef prices, packer margins erode
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Wednesday on long liquidation by funds and as sinking beef prices and eroding packer margins weighed on the market. Feeder cattle futures also retreated in a technical correction after four consecutive sessions of gains that were fueled by concerns over tightening U.S. supplies. “We […] Read more
CBOT Weekly: Soybean, wheat futures come down
Soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade tumbled during the week ended Sept. 24, 2025, but corn futures stayed rangebound.
World oilseed situation remains largely unchanged
A new USDA report contained bad news for Canadian canola, with estimates of high ending stocks and lower exports
The positive news from the recent World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report was that the outlook for the global vegetable oil demand remains strong for the 2025-26 crop year.
ICE Canada Weekly: Pressure on canola is coming
As canola futures find some ground on the Intercontinental Exchange during the week ended Sept. 24, the Canadian oilseed’s path will soon be a steady decline. That’s the assessment from Tony Tryhuk, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.
Food inflation still a top frustration for most Canadians
The average person is shocked by how much more they are paying for things compared to a few years ago and are not comforted by prices rising at a slower pace than they were in 2022 and 2023.
