Reading Time: < 1 minute Mosaic warned on Friday that an unusually steep drop in North American fertilizer demand during the fourth quarter has weighed on its sales and cash flow, sending the company’s shares declining more than six per cent in premarket trading.
Mosaic warns of North American fertilizer demand slump in Q4
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Canada, China slash EV, canola tariffs in reset of ties
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada and China have struck an initial trade deal that will slash tariffs on electric vehicles and canola, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday, as both nations promised to tear down trade barriers while forging new strategic ties.
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
IGC raises 2025/26 world grains forecast to record 2.5 billion tons
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Global grain production is rising faster in the 2025/26 season than previously forecast and stocks also look set to climb this season, the International Grains Council said on Thursday.
Carney hails warmer ties with China, Xi’s leadership
Reading Time: 3 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed on Thursday Canada’s improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping. In a ‘roadmap’ agreement signed on Thursday, Canada and China committed to “maintaining open channels of communication” to resolve issues on trade in agricultural products like canola.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans recover from 3-month low on technical bounce
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures steadied on a technical bounce on Wednesday after sliding to their lowest since October this week, with traders weighing larger-than-anticipated U.S. supply forecasts, Chinese demand and crop prospects in South America. Wheat futures were little changed as the market also paused following losses triggered by U.S. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat on profit taking
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures slid on Wednesday on a round of profit taking following multi-month highs set during the previous session, analysts said. Cattle futures had climbed the previous day on a tight cattle supply and strong packer demand. “We were fairly overbought in the short term, so you saw […] Read more
FranceAgriMer cuts non-EU wheat export forecast and raises EU shipments
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm office FranceAgriMer on Wednesday cut its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European Union in 2025/26, to 7.50 million metric tons from 7.60 million expected last month, but still more than double the volume shipped in 2024/25.
China’s 2025 Canadian import slump to remind visiting Carney of economic stakes
Reading Time: 2 minutes China bought fewer goods from Canada last year for the first time since 2020, according to Chinese data released on the same day as Prime Minister Mark Carney starts his China visit.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit lowest prices since October on big supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures slid to a three-month low on Tuesday, extending declines from the prior day triggered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s outlook for massive supplies following a record-large U.S. harvest. Soybeans touched a two-and-a-half-month low after the USDA on Monday trimmed its U.S. export view and raised its harvest […] Read more