Reading Time: 2 minutes Feeder cattle futures surge on lower corn prices and expected tight supplies in USDA's Cattle on Feed report as JBS workers strike in Colorado.
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Chicago cattle futures surge as corn falls, Colorado packer strikes
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Gulf fertilizer plants go dark as Iran war chokes global supply ahead of spring planting
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Strait of Hormuz closure halts Gulf fertilizer production, sending urea prices surging as global spring planting season begins.
Canadian trade tribunal to examine imports of frozen, canned vegetables
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian officials will look into whether global imports of frozen and canned vegetables are threatening Canadian growers and processors.
Pay more attention to South American corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazil’s massive soybean crop may be grabbing the headlines, but there should be more attention on the difficulties with the country’s corn crop, said analyst Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc.
Board appointments hint Richardson Int. may rejoin canola council
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canola Council of Canada has appointed a Richardson International official to its board.
Pulse weekly: Canadian pea exports up in January, lentils lag
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian pea exports picked up in January, while lentil movement dipped compared to the previous month, according to the latest Statistics Canada trade data.
Split market seen for Prairie farmland ahead of FCC 2025 values report
Reading Time: 3 minutes Realtors have noticed a change in the farmland market, where values in the best regions continue to rise but demand for mediocre land is softer
U.S., China discuss farm goods, managed trade in ‘remarkably stable’ Paris talks, sources say
Reading Time: 2 minutes Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials held “remarkably stable” talks in Paris on Sunday that touched on potential areas of agreement in agriculture, critical minerals and managed trade for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to consider in Beijing, two sources familiar with the talks said.
Canada’s annual inflation rate eases to 1.8 per cent in February ahead of expected energy shock
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in February, after prices in the same period a year ago had risen sharply when the government’s sales tax relief ended, Statistics Canada said on Monday.
Strong 2025 could mean complications for Canadian grain sector in 2026 says analyst
Reading Time: 3 minutes Carryover supply of many crops in Canada could complicate the market in 2026
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