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.
Agriculture Canada expects farmers to plant more canola, less pulses in 2026/27
CBOT weekly outlook: Large South American crops looming
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved off nearby lows during the week ended Jan. 21, as solid export sales and talk of movement on biofuel blending requirements in the United States provided support. However, the advancing South American harvest may limit further gains.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop Friday
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell from nearby highs Friday, with profit-taking to end the week weighing on values. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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.
Prairie CWRS wheat bids firm to start 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada Western Red Spring wheat bids moved higher in early January, as support from a weaker Canadian dollar countered the bearish influence of small declines for spring wheat futures in the United States.
Pulse weekly: U.S. pulse production below early expectations
Reading Time: < 1 minute Pulse production in the United States failed to live up to earlier expectations in 2025, according to updated production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Jan. 12, 2026.
Larger U.S. corn carryout forecast; soybeans/wheat also up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn ending stocks in the United States for 2025/26 will be much larger than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand tables from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Futures trending higher to start year
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola futures were trending higher to start the New Year, with the nearby technical signals showing more room to the upside. However, continued strength will require additional outside support.
Larger Canadian canola and wheat ending stocks expected
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised its 2025/26 carryout forecasts for canola and wheat in its latest supply/demand update released Dec. 17.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Little positive for futures
Reading Time: < 1 minute ICE canola futures fell to their lowest levels in nine months during the week ended Dec. 17, with little supportive news to underpin the market.
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