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A rally in U.S. soybean futures spilled over into wheat on both sides of the border during the week ended Oct. 28, 2025.
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Prairie Wheat Weekly: U.S. futures lift Western Canadian bids
China buys U.S. soybean cargoes ahead of Trump-Xi meet, sources say
China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
U.S. grains: Soybeans set 15-month high on U.S.-China trade deal hopes
Chicago soybean futures reached their highest in 15 months on Tuesday, briefly topping $11 a bushel on optimism that the U.S. could reach a trade deal with China as leaders from both countries are expected to meet in South Korea on Thursday.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices to stay steady, says broker
Prices are expected to stay flat, according to a Lethbridge-based broker.
Grain farming’s hard times expected to continue
Producers told to expect probably two more crop years of losses before they once again break even in 2027-28
Rabobank says it will be two more years before North American grain farmers achieve break-even due to “monster” supplies and “sticky” crop input prices.
U.S. livestock: Feeders continue to fall; live cattle level out
Chicago live cattle futures leveled out to finish on either side of unchanged, Tuesday, after days of precipitous declines. Feeders continued to fall. Most-active December live cattle contracts closed at 226.575 cents a pound, down 0.600 cents. February contracts rose by 0.100 cents to settle at 224.100 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures […] Read more
Maritime biofuel regulations could increase crop prices
Proposal would force ships to replace traditional fuel with low-carbon alternatives, lifting corn, soybean, canola prices
The International Maritime Organization is proposing a new regulation that would provide an enormous boost to global biofuel demand, which would have a tremendous impact on demand for crops like corn, soybeans and canola.
Discovery promises big wheat yield gain
Mutant line produces three ovaries per floret, which could mean more grain
University of Maryland researchers have discovered a gene that produces three grains per wheat floret instead of the usual one.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on concerns over Trump’s push to lower prices
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures tumbled on Monday, extending a steep slide after President Donald Trump complained last week that prices were too high. Traders said they were increasingly expecting that Trump’s administration will encourage more imports of beef and cattle in a bid to offset tight U.S. supplies and bring down prices […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy hits four-month high on hopes for China trade deal
U.S. soybean futures jumped to their highest level in more than four months on Monday on hopes that China will resume buying American supplies after President Donald Trump said the countries were set to reach a trade deal during his trip to Asia this week.
