Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures closed higher on Thursday for the third straight session, as cold and snowy conditions in the U.S. Plains and Midwest this week helped to lift cash cattle prices, brokers said. CME February live cattle LCG26 settled up 2.100 cents at 224.000 cents per pound after […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end higher on cold weather, rising cash prices
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans higher in technical bounce; wheat firms
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures rose modestly on Thursday on chart-based buying, firm cash markets and reminders of brisk export demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures followed the firm trend, shrugging off pressure from larger-than-expected estimates of Canada’s wheat and canola harvests. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures […] Read more
Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist
Reading Time: 2 minutes Darren Vanstone explains the process of reframing animal agriculture through advocacy and activism at the Human Canada One Health One Welfare Conference.
Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutes Food prices are 27 per cent higher now than they were in 2020, the new Canada’s Food Price Report shows. Meat prices are particularly to blame for the rise.
Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian wheat and canola production in 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) surpassed early expectations to hit new record highs, according to updated survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada released Dec. 4.
CFIA updates plant protection regulations
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says updated plant protection regulations will allow it to be more agile.
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat ease after gains driven by Black Sea jitters
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures fell on Wednesday and wheat futures also dipped as fears eased about a military escalation in the Black Sea grain export region, analysts said. Soybeans declined on uncertainty about Chinese demand for U.S. supplies of the oilseed. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures CH26 were down 6-1/2 […] Read more
CBOT Weekly: Watching for Chinese soybean purchases
Reading Time: 2 minutes As activity at the Chicago Board of Trade shifts into holiday mode through the New Year, independent analyst Terry Reilly pointed to three things to watch over the next few weeks.
ICE Weekly: Trade expects larger StatCan canola estimate
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola’s sharp drop on Dec. 3 could be the beginning as the trade anticipates a larger canola production estimate from Statistics Canada on Dec. 4.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago livestock futures marched upward on Wednesday.
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