Reading Time: < 1 minute At this time of year the pulse market is generally quiet, said broker Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie XI. However, he wasn’t entirely sure as to why most pulse prices were currently unchanged across Western Canada.
Pulse Weekly: Cash prices hold firm
Farmers focusing spring seeding
Even more corn in China, Brazil say attachés
Better Chinese yields, stronger Brazil prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute China and Brazil are to further solidify their positions as the world's number two and three corn producers, according to attache reports from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mixed
Wheat complex bumps up, tariff concerns weigh on values
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum were mixed during the week ended April 3. While upticks in the United States wheat complex lent support, concerns over the worldwide reciprocal tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on April 2 generated a lot of uneasiness in the markets.
U.S. livestock: Tariffs pull down beef, pork
Export sales, monthly census reports issued
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, following the trend in most North American futures and stock markets. The downturn came after United States President Donald Trump announced his wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its export sales report for the week […] Read more
CBOT Weekly: Soy takes hardest hit with Trump tariffs
Biodiesel plan boosted Chicago soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes The day after the so-called 'Liberation Day' the Chicago Board of Trade was experiencing a mixed reaction, said broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill.
Feed Grains Weekly: Barley waning, wheat on the rise
Trump’s tariffs a wild card
Reading Time: 2 minutes While feed barley prices are generally flat across the Prairies, those for feed wheat are climbing, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.
Pulse Weekly: Trade needs to be at forefront says Pulse Canada
Most prices move lower
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulse Canada says it wants trade policy to be at the forefront of the federal election. The organization that represents pulse growers, traders and processors noted that more than 85 per cent of the pulses produced in Canada are destined for export.
Less corn, more soybeans, wheat stocks says USDA report
Reading Time: 2 minutes As the trade expected, stocks of United States corn fell back compared to a year ago while those for soybeans and wheat came in higher. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its grains stocks as of March 1 report on Monday.
More corn to be seeded, USDA forecasts
Reading Time: 2 minutes As expected, there's to be an increase in corn plantings this spring, the United States Department of Agriculture estimated in its prospective planting report released on March 31. As well, the USDA reduced soybean and all wheat plantings.
Higher deliveries in most grains reports StatCan
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most farmer deliveries of reported grains increased in February from the year before, according to Statistics Canada on March 28.