Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulse Canada is quite unhappy with the Indian government’s recent move to slap a 30 per cent tariff on its yellow pea imports, said the pulse organization’s board chair Terry Youzwa.
Pulse Weekly: India imposes 30 per cent tariff on yellow peas
Canadian agriculture’s asks from the 2025 federal budget
Reading Time: 4 minutes a preview of the expectations and priorities of Canadian agriculture groups ahead of the 2025 federal budget, set to be revealed Nov. 4.
China rapeseed meal futures see largest one-day gain in almost three months after Xi–Carney talks
Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s most active Zhengzhou rapeseed (canola) meal futures posted their largest daily gain in nearly three months on Monday, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in South Korea last week without securing a breakthrough on tariffs.
U.S. livestock: Cattle slip back, hogs gain
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures slipped back on Friday after Thursday’s pause. Hog futures crept upward. Most-active December live cattle futures closed at 229.675 cents a pound, down 1.425 cents. February contracts closed at 227.675 cents per pound, down 1.825 cents. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures settled at 331.900 cents per pound, down 2.325 cents. March feeders […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures post biggest monthly gain in nearly five years on China trade optimism
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures climbed to a 15-month high and posted their biggest monthly gain in nearly five years on Friday following a rally fueled by the prospect of revived exports to China.
Farm gate milk price to rise in 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Dairy Commission will raise its farm gate milk price by 2.3255 per cent in February, the Crown corporation announced on Friday.
Canadian wheat exports at record pace; canola lagging
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian wheat exports are running at a record pace through the first 12 weeks of the 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) marketing year, according to the latest weekly grain handling statistics from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). Meanwhile, canola exports are behind on the year and well off the average.
Carney agrees to visit China after meeting Xi
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to visit China after meeting with President Xi Jinping on Friday, in an encounter that may have marked a turning point but offered no breakthroughs on trade.
Pulse Weekly: SPG looks back at harvest, ahead to trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan Pulse Growers executive director Carl Potts said this year’s harvest had strong yields as the organization now works on international trade.
U.S. grains: Soy futures set 15-month high after China agrees to purchases
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures reached a 15-month high on Thursday after President Donald Trump’s administration said top-importer China agreed to buy tens of millions of tons of American crops in the next few years as part of a trade truce.
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