Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadians are invited to share their thoughts as the federal government negotiates trade agreements with India, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and the Mercosur bloc.
Public consultations open on four international trade deals
Canadian tractor sales slumped in 2025, combine purchases up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers have bought slightly fewer tractors this year than in 2024 while combine sales rose, statistics from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers show.
How Canada’s farmers are producing record crops despite droughts and floods
Reading Time: 5 minutes Western Canadian farmers are using minimum and zero-till farming, tile drainage, slow-release fertilizer, and better crop breeding to produce record crops despite drought conditions.
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit six-week low as Brazilian harvest looms; corn, wheat sag
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures fell to six-week lows on Friday as worries about slowing export demand for U.S. supplies and the looming harvest of a large Brazilian crop spurred a round of long liquidation, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures followed the weak tone, pressured by rising global grain supplies. Chicago Board […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end lower, hogs mostly lower
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Friday on profit taking, inflation concerns and mixed wholesale prices, brokers said. Feeder cattle futures fell during the trading session, after cattle futures jumped to their highest levels on Thursday since late October – following a jump in cash prices for slaughter-ready […] Read more
CFIA adds controls for imports of Spanish feed ingredients after African swine fever outbreak
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added Spain to a list of countries subject to feed import controls due to an outbreak of African swine fever in that country.
FCC forecasts rocky financial year, points to waning confidence, vCOOL, interest rates
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farm Credit Canada forecasts trade woes, interest rates contributing to deceleration in the Canadian economy in 2026.
GIWA trims Western Australian crop forecasts, still predicts record harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) slightly lowered its estimates for the state’s 2025/26 production of wheat, barley and canola on Friday but said the harvest of winter crops was still on track to be the biggest ever.
U.S. grains: Corn and wheat futures firm on brisk exports, softer dollar
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed on Thursday, supported by brisk export sales and a softer dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains more competitive globally, analysts said. Soybean futures clung to modest gains.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and hog futures closed higher on Thursday. Most-active February live cattle futures settled at 230.950 cents a pound, up 2.245 cents. April contracts closed up 2.300 cents at 230.675 cents per pound. Most-active January feeder cattle contracts closed at 343.400 cents per pound, up 5.025 cents. March futures settled at 337.675 cents a […] Read more
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