Reading Time: 2 minutes Deere & Co reported a lower third-quarter profit and tightened its annual profit forecast on Thursday, as U.S. tariffs dent margins on its farm equipment, sending the company's shares down six per cent.
Deere’s quarterly profit falls as U.S. tariffs bite farm equipment margins
Importers struggle to resell Canadian canola meal caught in China tariff crossfire
Reading Time: 2 minutes Importers are struggling to resell several cargoes of Canadian canola meal that arrived in China after Beijing imposed hefty import tariffs on the protein-rich ingredient, three trade sources said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs slip back
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most Chicago cattle futures settled with small gains after trading near highs earlier on Wednesday. Lean hogs closed slightly down.
ICE Weekly: Canola correction brightens outlook
Canola prices rise day after China announcement
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola prices made up some ground on Aug. 13, which caused a bit of uncertainty as to where prices could go in the coming weeks.
U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains after USDA’s US harvest outlook cut
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures climbed to a 1-1/2 month high on Wednesday, extending gains from the prior session after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a much smaller autumn harvest than previously expected.
Large crops to weigh on CBOT corn/soybeans
“We have a lot of corn out there”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Expectations for a record large corn harvest in the United States this year are overhanging the futures market, which should keep values under pressure through the harvest season.
Pulse weekly: Good yields, but smaller U.S. edible bean crop expected
U.S. prices steady with Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dry edible bean production in the United States is forecast to be down in 2025 despite improved yields due to a reduction in harvested area, according to updated estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Sask. agriculture sector receives federal funding
Funds through PrairiesCan will assist in the continued growth of the province’s ag research and manufacturing
Reading Time: 2 minutes PrairiesCan funding will assist in the continued growth of Saskatchewan's ag research and manufacturing sectors.
Harvest begins in Manitoba: Report
Weekly report as of Aug. 12, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Harvest operations are underway in Manitoba, according to the latest provincial crop report as of Aug. 12 noting that winter cereals and early spring grains and field peas were starting to come off the fields.
Prairie forecast: Unsettled weather to continue
Forecast prepared August 13, covering August 13 to 20, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes For this forecast period it looks like the active pattern that developed last week will continue with a couple of lows forecasted to impact parts of the Prairies.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
