Reading Time: 2 minutes Much of Manitoba saw dry conditions during the week ended Aug. 4, 2025. However, crop conditions were still in good shape.
Manitoba Crop Report: Dry conditions across province
Despite dryness, crops still in good shape
CBOT Weekly: More pressure on grain prices
U.S. grain, soybean prices to go lower: analyst
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn, soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continue to drop and one Chicago-based analyst says they are going to be even lower.
Pulse Weekly: Exports down month-to-month
Exports for 2024-25 remain solid
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian pulse exports were down in June, but remain solid with one month left in the 2024-25 marketing year, according to Statistics Canada.
Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected
Cool temperatures, rains support projections
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cooler temperatures and rainfall in Alberta supported projected higher-than-normal crop yields, according to the province's crop report released on Aug. 1, 2025.
U.S. billionaire supports embattled B.C. ostrich farm
Reading Time: 2 minutes A New York City-based businessman is financially supporting the owners of an ostrich farm in British Columbia as they dispute an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull the birds.
CBOT Weekly: Projections, tensions pressure prices
Grain prices approaching seasonal lows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Projections of high yields and ongoing political tensions pressured grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended July 30, 2025.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rains benefit some crops
Between two to 83 mm of rain falls on province
Reading Time: 2 minutes Heavy rains fell on parts of Saskatchewan during the week ended July 17, 2025, but they were a mixed blessing for fields and pastures.
ICE Weekly: Canola trade choppy, makes weekly gains
Weather, strong loonie fail to prevent canola’s rise
Reading Time: 2 minutes Scattered weather across the Canadian Prairies and a stronger Canadian dollar failed to stop rising canola prices during the week ended July 23, 2025.
Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north
Reading Time: 2 minutes Rain fell onto the southern half of Alberta last week, while hot and dry conditions persisted in the northern half, according to the province's crop report released on July 18.
U.S. livestock: Cattle prices down, hogs rise again
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange retreated for a second session, while lean hogs extended their rally. The August live cattle contract declined by 12.5 U.S. cents per hundredweight to end the day at US$223.550 and showing a weekly gain of US$1.350. October live cattle lost 50 cents/cwt. to close at US$219.825, […] Read more
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