Reading Time: 2 minutes Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. said barley is still the preferred feed grain of choice here and abroad.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still the king of Canadian feed grains
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans chop up and down as traders assess China demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean futures close mixed, wheat and corn higher on Thursday, Jan. 22.
Lessons from the past: How Canada can reverse its shrinking share of the global food market
A historic look back at how Canada has positively dealt with trade issues — and how those lessons can inform future moves
Reading Time: 7 minutes A historic look back at how Canada has positively dealt with trade issues — and how those lessons can inform future moves.
U.S. grains: Soybeans regain ground on slowed South American harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures bounced on Wednesday on a slow start to the South American harvest. Meanwhile, talks between U.S. and Chinese officials boosted export sentiment and shifted attention from a diplomatic dispute over Greenland, analysts said. Wheat and corn also rebounded from drops a day earlier, with mixed weather conditions in […] Read more
Agriculture Canada expects farmers to plant more canola, less pulses in 2026/27
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian farmers will plant more canola in 2026/27, while lowering their pulse and special crop area, according to the first supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for the upcoming marketing year.
Ukraine wheat exports remain low amid Russian attacks on ports, weak demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukraine’s wheat exports remained relatively low in the first half of January amid Russian attacks on Ukrainian seaports and low external demand, data from the country’s grain traders union UGA showed on Wednesday.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip in choppy trading as Greenland dispute and global supply weigh
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybeans slipped in choppy trading on Tuesday as tensions between Washington and Europe over Greenland unsettled investors and ample global supply hung over grain markets. A drop in the dollar and signs of brisk international demand, however, lent some support to Chicago prices as trading resumed after a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat climb on bargain-hunting, paring big weekly losses
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures rose more than one per cent on Friday, paring some of this week’s steep declines, as exporters and domestic users stepped in to buy cash-market grain at discounted prices, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb as soyoil futures surge
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose one per cent on Thursday as reminders of strong domestic demand and a surge in soyoil futures overshadowed pressure from the imminent harvest of a massive Brazilian soy crop, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures ticked lower, anchored by plentiful global grain supplies. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
Feed grains weekly: Large U.S. corn crop to weigh on values
Reading Time: 2 minutes Confirmation of a record-large corn crop in the United States should keep feed grain bids in Western Canada under pressure in the near term, as the domestic market works to remain competitive.
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