Reading Time: 2 minutes China bought at least 14 cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday, two traders with knowledge of the deals said, its largest purchase since at least January and the most significant since a summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping in October.
China snaps up U.S. soybeans after pledge to Trump, but at high price, traders say
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Coalition pledges funds for barley variety development
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Barley Research Coalition has pledged nearly $1.15 million in funding to work with Agriculture Agri-Food Canada on the development of new barley varieties.
Klassen: Beef demand uncertainty weighs on feeder market
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending November 15, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $8-$10/cwt below values from seven days earlier. The cash market held value early in the week as the feeder cattle futures experienced a fortuitous bounce. However, weaker feedlot margins and longer term uncertainty regarding beef demand resulted in a softer tone in the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures hit June 2024 high as China ramps up buying
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures climbed to the highest level since June 2024 on Monday as China’s state-owned grain trader COFCO ramped up buying following the recent Washington-Beijing trade deal, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound after tariff reduction news
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures opened lower before rebounding to close up on Monday. Lean hog futures settled on either side of unchanged. “Friday’s announcement on tariff reductions towards Brazil was seemingly blown out of proportion,” wrote analyst Christopher B. Swift. “I could not understand why such a lower opening on a 10 per cent reduction of […] Read more
Canadian food, agriculture coalition to underscore CUSMA importance in Washington
Reading Time: < 1 minute A coalition of 12 Canadian Agri-food industry groups travelled to Washington this week for discussions with American officials and agriculture groups about the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
Canada’s inflation in October eases to 2.2 per cent on lower gasoline, food prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s annual inflation rate in October eased to 2.2 per cent as gasoline prices dropped, food prices eased and mortgage interest costs came down below the three per cent mark, data showed on Monday.
U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn, wheat fall in USDA data aftermath
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago grains took a dive on Friday, following a closely watched U.S. government crop report and the release of export data that could provide clues into Chinese buying.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and hog futures made modest gains on Friday after the USDA released its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) since the the U.S. government shut down on October 1. Most-active February live cattle futures rose by 0.575 cents to close at 219.525 cents a pound. December contracts settled at 219.150 cents […] Read more
U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China
Reading Time: < 1 minute The United States sold at least 332,000 tonnes of soybeans to China during the government shutdown, with more business to “unknown destinations” also likely headed to the country, according to a cache of daily sales data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Nov. 14.
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