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.
IGC raises 2025/26 world grains forecast to record 2.5 billion tons
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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
ICE Weekly: All eyes on Carney in China
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jamie Wilton, trader for RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg, said he and the canola trade is watching and waiting while Prime Minister Mark Carney visits China this week.
CBOT Weekly: Expect sideways trading for now
Reading Time: 2 minutes Look for trading of soybeans, corn and wheat at the Chicago Board of Trade remain sideways for the balance of January, perhaps longer, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill.
Researcher tackles tricky traits of saskatoon berry for future variety development
Reading Time: < 1 minute A University of Saskatchewan researcher seeks to catagorize varieties of the saskatoon berry — a fruit historically difficult to breed due to its complex genetic makeup.
Prairie forecast: Mild start before winter pushes back in
Reading Time: 4 minutes For this forecast period, we are starting with a fairly sharp ridge of high pressure over Western Canada and a deep trough of low pressure over Ontario. This setup will keep Alberta and the western half of Saskatchewan in milder air, while Manitoba sees a quick return to more winter-like temperatures.
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.
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.
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