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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

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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

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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







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U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures ticked up on Wednesday as traders eyed Chinese purchases of U.S. beans under a bilateral trade truce and adjusted positions before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, analysts said. The oilseed market remained underpinned by indications of Chinese demand, with traders telling Reuters that China bought at least 10 cargoes […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

Chicago cattle and hog futures rallied on Wednesday ahead of the American Thanksgiving holiday. Most-active February live cattle contracts closed at 212.925 cents a pound, up 5.600 cents. April futures gained 5.675 cents to settle at 214.250 cents a pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures gained 8.050 cents to close at 315.125 cents a pound. […] Read more