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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn dipped on Wednesday as traders squared positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s global supply and demand report due on Friday, analysts said. Meanwhile, wheat dropped on falling global demand. The USDA is expected to trim U.S. soybean and corn yield forecasts on Friday, though production […] Read more
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ICE canola weekly outlook: Rangebound market looking for direction
ICE canola futures recovered off five-month lows over the week ended Sept. 10, but were lacking any clear direction as the harvest picks up across Western Canada and trade uncertainty with China persisted.
U.S. market can’t easily be replaced
The North American agri-food supply chain is intertwined and would be very difficult to unravel
The deputy chief economist of Farm Credit Canada says 92 per cent of Canada’s total exports to the U.S. went into the country duty-free in June.
Push for Hudson Bay port shouldn’t rob funds from existing export hubs
An expanded Port of Churchill would unlock the dream to end the Prairie’s land-locked status with its own northern coast gateway to the world.
U.S. biofuel plan would reallocate half or less of waived blending quotas, sources say
The White House is considering a plan that would require large oil refineries to cover around half or less of the biofuel blending requirements recently waived for smaller facilities, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Manitoba farmers focused on harvesting
Combining in Manitoba advanced 11 points during the week ended Sept. 9, which brought the harvest to 40 per cent complete provincewide, Manitoba Agriculture reported.
Ag minister says tariff situation with China is fragile, volatile
Tariffs on canola and other products were among topics discussed during the annual meeting of Canada’s agriculture ministers
Agriculture ministers from across Canada said they heard canola producers’ concerns about tariffs but it seems unlikely they can do much about them.
2025 pulse and special crops convention kicks off in Whistler
Western Producer reporter Sean Pratt is in Whistler, B.C., covering the 2025 annual Pulse & Special Crops Convention. Follow along at producer.com in the coming days and weeks as Sean’s coverage of the event is posted. Links to all coverage can be found below the video. Other coverage from the 2025 Pulse and Special Crops […] Read more
Pulse Weekly: Talk arises of India ending duty-free period
With harvest underway across the Canadian Prairies rumblings has been felt from the other side of the world, specifically in regards yellow peas. There have been recent media reports stating the Indian government is under growing domestic pressure to end its duty-free period on yellow pea imports.
StatCan stocks report sees drops in canola, wheat
Ending stocks of canola and wheat contracted significantly on the year, Statistics Canada said in its grains stocks report released on Sept. 9.
