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U.S. unlikely to ask to dismantle supply management: trade experts

By John Greig 11 hours ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. unlikely to ask to dismantle supply management in a CUSMA review, says Canadian trade experts, but there will likely be concessions around access and tariff rate quota administration.

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News, Reuters

Carney hails warmer ties with China, Xi’s leadership

By Maria Cheng, Reuters 17 hours ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed on Thursday Canada’s improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping. In a ‘roadmap’ agreement signed on Thursday, Canada and China committed to “maintaining open channels of communication” to resolve issues on trade in agricultural products like canola.

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Cereals, Corn, Markets, News, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

CBOT Weekly: Expect sideways trading for now

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 1 day ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Look for trading of soybeans, corn and wheat at the Chicago Board of Trade remain sideways for the balance of January, perhaps longer, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill.

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Crops, News

Researcher tackles tricky traits of saskatoon berry for future variety development

By Geralyn Wichers 2 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute A University of Saskatchewan researcher seeks to catagorize varieties of the saskatoon berry — a fruit historically difficult to breed due to its complex genetic makeup.

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News, Reuters

China’s 2025 Canadian import slump to remind visiting Carney of economic stakes

By Maria Cheng, Reuters, Ryan Woo 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes China bought fewer goods from Canada last year for the first time since 2020, according to Chinese data released on the same day as Prime Minister Mark Carney starts his China visit.

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Canola, Markets, News

Large gap in canola ending stocks between AAFC, USDA

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s a 760,000-tonne difference in the ending stocks for Canada’s 2025/26 canola crop respectively estimated by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the United States Department of Agriculture. Aside from that, the canola data from AAFC and the USDA remain quite similar.

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Crops, News

Western Grains Research Foundation commits $2.71M to new crop research projects

By Miranda Leybourne 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Western Grains Research Foundation has committed $2.71 million to fund 15 new crop-related research projects across Western Canada.

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News, Reuters

EU-Mercosur trade pact signals limits of Trump’s hardball diplomacy in Latin America

By Lucinda Elliott, Manuela Andreoni, Reuters 3 days ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes A mega trade deal clinched between the European Union and South America’s biggest economies after a quarter-century of talks may signal the limits of the Trump administration’s pressure tactics in the region, officials and analysts said.

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News, Reuters

Canadian prime minister visits China after nearly a decade of tense relations

By Maria Cheng, Reuters 3 days ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney departs for China on Tuesday, where he will discuss trade and international security at a time when Canada faces uncertain relations with the U.S. due to a trade war and annexation threats from President Donald Trump.

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Crops, News

Resignation of Saskatchewan wheat breeder draws concern

By Karen Briere 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Stakeholders say they hope the government will replace wheat breeder Richard Cuthbert, who has resigned effective the end of this month.

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