Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers are reeling from China's decision to impose hefty duties on their canola seed, after the surprise move spooked grain buyers into halting purchases and stoked worries there will be little demand for crop deliveries this autumn.
Canadian farmers reel as China blocks top canola seed market
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue gains, hogs slide
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures made gains for the second day running while lean hog contracts settled with small losses.
Alberta Beef Producers announces withdrawal from Canadian Cattle Association
ABP to conclude its membership with CCA, effective July 1, 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Beef Producers announced its withdrawal from the Canadian Cattle Association, effective July 1, 2026.
Chinese anti-dumping duties shut market to Canadian canola
With diminished supplies a pull-back of exports was already expected analysts say
Reading Time: 3 minutes China has effectively shut the door on purchases of Canadian canola by announcing a preliminary anti-dumping duty of 75.8 per cent on imports of the oilseed to start on Thursday, Aug. 14.
Klassen: Strong demand supports feeder complex
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending August 9, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $10 higher on average. Many weight categories notched fresh record highs. Ontario demand was evident across western Canada for calves and yearlings.
U.S. grains: Corn dives after USDA projects bin-busting US harvest, soybeans rise
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures plunged to contract lows on Tuesday after the Department of Agriculture projected a record-shattering corn harvest this year as farmers planted more acres than expected and the crop faced few weather challenges this summer.
Record yields forecast for U.S. corn and soybeans
Corn at 188.8 bu./ac. soybeans at 53.6 bu./ac.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Record large corn and soybean yields are expected in the United States this year, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Aug. 12.
Smithfield Foods raises annual profit forecast as hog business recovers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Smithfield Foods raised its annual operating profit forecast on Tuesday as its hog business rebounded from losses and the biggest U.S. pork processor said it resumed U.S. exports to China that had been crippled by tariffs.
A ‘Farm Babe’ fights for GMOs and Big Ag, pushing back on MAHA influencers
Survey shows people increasingly trust peers and influencers over experts
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Farm Babe Michelle Miller seeks to debunk what she sees as misconceptions about modern agriculture perpetuated by another universe of influencers, many of whom are now closely aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and his Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, campaign.
China slaps anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola
Reading Time: 3 minutes China on Tuesday announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports, a fresh escalation in the year-long trade dispute that began with Ottawa's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
