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Australian pulse production is expected to set a record for the second year in a row in 2025/26, with a slight decline in the chickpea crop countered by increased lentil production, said the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) in its December crop report.
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Markets keep close eye on U.S. soy sales to China
The oilseed markets are fixated on the pace of Chinese purchases from the United States, but the results to date remain mixed.
Nutrien’s potash terminal choice raises port questions
The issue is of interest to western Canadian farmers because like Nutrien, they too have bulk commodities that need to get to world markets efficiently.
New trade infrastructure requested
Infrastructure deficit said hindering Canada’s competitiveness and highlights ‘urgent need’ for strategic investment
SASKATOON — Canada has a massive trade infrastructure deficit that needs to be addressed, according to a company that finances trade. Export Development Canada said estimates peg the deficit at $110 to $270 billion. “Compounding these shortfalls are structural and regulatory hurdles that complicate private sector involvement,” EDC’s chief economist, Stuart Bergman, said in a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures dip as traders await China sales; corn, wheat sag
U.S. soybean futures retreated on Monday from a one-week top on a lack of fresh soy sales to top buyer China and lingering doubts over whether the Asian nation will buy 12 million tonnes of the oilseed by the end of 2025
Rumour has it U.S. EPA considers delaying ‘RIN haircut’
Maintaining the amount of renewable identification number credits for imported biofuel would benefit Canadian canola
Reuters reports that the EPA is considering delaying its RIN haircut policy, which would be good news for Canadian canola growers.
Australia raises wheat harvest estimate by nearly two million tonnes
Australia’s ABARES raised its forecast for national wheat production this season by around 1.8 million tonnes to 35.6 million tonnes, cementing expectations for a bumper harvest that will add to abundant global supply and pressure prices.
Saudis return to Canadian barley
Saudi Arabia had stopped buying Canadian grain in 2018 in response to a diplomatic dispute between the two countries
SASKATOON — Canadian barley growers have another market to sell to in 2025-26. Canada shipped 72,000 tonnes of the crop to Saudia Arabia in September, the first exports to that market since 2016-17. The country stopped buying Canadian grain in 2018 in response to a diplomatic dispute between the two countries after Canada’s foreign affairs […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s live and feeder cattle futures ticked up on Friday in a day of abbreviated post-holiday trade. Feeder cattle futures recovered late in the week from limit-down losses on Monday, rebounding after a string of negative headlines. CME February live cattle futures LCG26 closed up 4.925 cents at 217.850 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn futures reached their highest level since early June on Friday on U.S. export demand, while soybean futures also rose. In a daily reporting system, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said exporters sold 273,988 metric tons of U.S. corn to unknown buyers for 2025-26 delivery. The agency […] Read more
