Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures turned higher on Wednesday after favorable U.S. crop conditions pushed prices to contract lows.
U.S. grains: Corn rises after setting contract lows on favorable US crop prospects
CBOT weekly: USDA/weather in focus for corn and soybeans
Midwestern conditions favourable
Reading Time: < 1 minute Warm Midwestern temperatures and timely precipitation weighed on corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade coming out of the Independence Day long weekend. Weather should remain a major market driver through the growing season, although some short-term direction could come from the monthly United States Department of Agriculture supply/demand estimates due out on July 11.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola’s slide likely to continue
If dryness not alleviated, canola would turnaround
Reading Time: < 1 minute With the speculative fund selling and relatively decent crop conditions on the Canadian Prairies, a broker said canola futures have little option but to continue falling back.
Artificial intelligence put to work on extension
Farm Credit Canada, Results Driven Agriculture Research unveil AI tool designed to produce ‘timely advice’ for farmers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm Credit Canada and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) have unveiled a generative artificial intelligence tool called Root
Manitoba Crop Report: Rains not enough to curb dryness
Some areas receive deluge; others still dry
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many areas of Manitoba received varied amounts of rainfall during the week ended July 6, 2025. However, it was not enough to replenish moisture in some areas.
Prairie forecast: Potential to turn cool and wet
Forecast issued July 9, covering July 9 to 16, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes For this forecast period we are starting off with a large area of high pressure over Ontario and an equally large area of low pressure over the Yukon. The clockwise flow around the Ontario high, combined with the counterclockwise flow around the Yukon low, is creating a widespread southerly flow across the Prairies. This should lead to one more day of warm temperatures across the western Prairies and a couple more days over the eastern half.
U.S. livestock: Record highs in cattle futures
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to set new records on Tuesday, as improving packer margins, strong demand and chart-based buying provided support. August feeder cattle futures were up by 5.400 cents per pound at 319.125 cents per pound. The August live cattle contract gained 4.075 cents per pound at 219.975 cents at […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures slip further as US crop conditions improve
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures extended losses on Tuesday to approach a 2025 low as improved U.S. crop ratings and forecasts for more benign weather fueled expectations for a bumper harvest.
Pulse Weekly: Conditions vary across Saskatchewan
Weather, lack of moisture affecting crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulse conditions in Saskatchewan are varied across the province with the worst-faring crops located in the western half.
U.S. farm secretary says ‘no amnesty’ for farmworkers from deportation
USDA will curb farmland purchases by “foreign adversaries” including China says Rollins
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Tuesday that there will be “no amnesty” for agricultural workers as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to deport all immigrants in the country illegally.
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