Reading Time: 2 minutes China is considering buying more U.S.-farmed soybeans, President Donald Trump said after what he called “very positive” talks with President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, even as Beijing warned Washington about arms sales to Taiwan.
Trump, Xi discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, U.S. relations
ICE weekly: China, soy complex lift canola prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes China’s upcoming lifting of tariffs and rising soyoil prices lifted Canadian canola values for the week ended Feb. 4, 2026.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans jump to two-month high on Trump comments
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit a two-month high on Wednesday following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about China buying more U.S. soybeans, traders said. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said China is “lifting the Soybean count to 20 Million Tons for the current season […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue rally on bullish fundamentals
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – CME live and feeder cattle futures rose for the third day in a row on Wednesday, on continued support from a tight cattle supply and the ongoing closure of the southern border to Mexican cattle imports, traders said. CME April live cattle LCJ26 finished 0.175 cent higher at 241.80 cents per […] Read more
Court finds Sunterra liable to U.S. lender
Reading Time: < 1 minute An Alberta court has ruled that Sunterra owes Compeer Financial $35 million after undertaking fraudulent behaviour in its U.S. operations.
Prairie forecast: Above-average temperatures across Prairies
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Feb. 4 to 11 forecast looks mostly warm across Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba with chances of light precipitation in Manitoba.
Prairie CWRS wheat bids mixed to start February
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada Western Red Spring wheat bids held relatively steady during the week ended Feb. 3, with small price declines in some areas and increases in others.
Former U.S. agriculture officials, top Republican senator warn of farm country trouble
Reading Time: 2 minutes The chair of the U.S. Senate’s agriculture committee warned on Tuesday that farmers were suffering heavy losses, while more than two dozen former industry leaders sounded the alarm about the risk of a “widespread collapse of American agriculture” ahead of a $12 billion government bailout expected to reach growers this month.
Bunge forecasts 2026 profit below estimates on macroeconomic uncertainty
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bunge Global on Wednesday reported a 2026 profit outlook below analysts’ expectations.
Canola industry pumped about 45Z clean fuel ruling in U.S.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s canola sector is pleased with the new 45Z guidance published by U.S. Treasury.
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