Markets
Ukraine will not restrict wheat exports in the 2025/26 July-June season due to a higher harvest and lower export rates at the beginning of the current season, deputy economy minister told Reuters on Wednesday.
Markets
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat mixed, durum lower
Western Canadian spring wheat prices were mixed, while durum prices were down on Nov. 18, 2025.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end weaker, hogs set April low
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures slumped on Tuesday as traders waited for U.S. inventory data and assessed prospects for beef imports, analysts said. Lean hog futures hit their lowest level in about seven months. Traders were waiting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue a monthly […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans pull back after setting June 2024 high on Chinese buying
U.S. soybean futures pulled back on Tuesday after reaching their highest level since June 2024 as China made hefty purchases of American supplies.
Feed Grain Weekly: Demand grows at feedlots, overseas
Demand for Western Canadian feed grains at home and overseas are pushing prices upward.
Klassen: Beef demand uncertainty weighs on feeder market
For the week ending November 15, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $8-$10/cwt below values from seven days earlier. The cash market held value early in the week as the feeder cattle futures experienced a fortuitous bounce. However, weaker feedlot margins and longer term uncertainty regarding beef demand resulted in a softer tone in the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures hit June 2024 high as China ramps up buying
U.S. soybean futures climbed to the highest level since June 2024 on Monday as China’s state-owned grain trader COFCO ramped up buying following the recent Washington-Beijing trade deal, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound after tariff reduction news
Chicago cattle futures opened lower before rebounding to close up on Monday. Lean hog futures settled on either side of unchanged. “Friday’s announcement on tariff reductions towards Brazil was seemingly blown out of proportion,” wrote analyst Christopher B. Swift. “I could not understand why such a lower opening on a 10 per cent reduction of […] Read more
Canada needs strong global lentil demand in 2025-26
Turkey is expected to buy 325,000 tonnes of lentils this crop year due to an extremely disappointing harvest
Turkey harvested the third smallest red lentil crop on record. Hopefully that boosts import demand because Canada is going to need it.
Will China really buy 12 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans?
Trade grows skeptical about whether country will honour trade deal with the U.S.
Arlan Suderman says the market is starting to doubt that China will buy 12 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans in 2025.
