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There are a number of uncertainties going into the 2025 planting season, but soil moisture levels aren’t a concern at the moment. That’s one positive factor for the production outlook in 2025.
Markets
Prairie soil moisture conditions not a concern
Subsoil moisture levels are still dry in some areas, but the forecast for spring and early summer weather is neutral
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattle Association.
China cuts back significantly on wheat imports
Canada sold 233,400 tonnes to the country in the first five months of 2024-25, compared to 1.26 million tonnes last year
The world’s top wheat buyer,China, is purchasing a lot less of the product this year.
Eyes on weather in South America
Market’s attention will shift to the U.S. crop once South America comes into sharper focus
South American weather will dictate how Argentina’s corn and soybean crops finish and the planting pace of Brazil’s winter or safrinha corn crop.
Tight barley supply may lead to more U.S. corn imports
American corn prices test US$5 per bu. as the influential commodity continues to gain momentum this winter
Lost in all the trade and tariffs talk that has dominated ag news recently is the fact corn futures have climbed and are now trading around US$5 per bushel.
Canfax report
Canfax report
Weekly cattle market information selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattle Association.
Beef exports expected to set record
Canada Beef outlines the top international markets where products were shipped around the world in the previous year
Canada is expected to set a record year for beef export value in 2024.
Tariffs at forefront of trade
Canola futures got a boost from the last-minute pause to threatened U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports during the first week of February
Phil Franz-Warkentin looks at the positive impact the pause on tariffs had on grain and oilseed markets.
Trump readies reciprocal tariffs as trade war fears mount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s trade advisers were finalizing plans on Wednesday for the reciprocal tariffs the U.S. president has vowed to impose on every country that charges duties on U.S. imports, ratcheting up fears of a widening global trade war and threatening to add to already-sticky U.S. inflation. Separately, trade ministers of the 27-country […] Read more
Be prepared for more U.S. tariff cliffhangers
Less than a week after pressing pause on across-the-board tariffs, the country announced levies on steel and aluminum
This past week is likely to be typical of the next four years of chaos unleashed by U.S. president Donald Trump’s administration.
