Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago live and feeder cattle futures slipped from record highs on Wednesday. Most lean hog contracts also lost ground.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hog futures edge down
Thunder Bay sees strong spring grain shipments
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Port of Thunder Bay has seen above-average grain and potash shipments this spring.
Alleged dumping of U.S. renewable diesel didn’t hurt Canadian industry, tribunal says
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian International Trade Tribunal ruled that evidence doesn't suggest apparent dumping and subsidization of U.S. renewable diesel hurt domestic industry.
U.S. livestock: Cattle set fresh highs, hogs dip
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures gained fresh highs on Monday while lean hog futures slumped.
Grain, oilseed millers’ sales, volumes projected to decline in 2025
Ongoing trade tensions, U.S. policy reviews make oilseed demand difficult to gauge says FCC
Reading Time: 2 minutes Grain and oilseed millers are predicted to see sales, volumes and margins decline in 2025 according to Farm Credit Canada's food and beverage report.
Alberta MP to resign so Poilievre can run for seat
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta farmer and Conservative MP Damien C. Kurek has announced he will resign so unseated party leader Pierre Poilievre can run in his riding in a by-election.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop on signs of economic contraction
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and hog contracts fell across the board as U.S. advance gross domestic product data pointed to the first quarterly decline in three years.
Canadian Transportation Agency announces railway price indices for 2025-2026 crop year
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Transportation Agency has set its volume-related composite price indices (VRCPI) for Canada's national railways, key metrics used to determine the railways' revenue caps for movement of Western Canadian grain.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle set fresh highs, lean hogs slide
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago live cattle futures settled around contract highs, Tuesday, while lean hogs fell.
U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as Mexican imports questioned
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle contracts rose on Monday as the U.S. threatened to to block Mexican cattle imports over New World screwworm concerns.
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