Reading Time: 3 minutes China on Tuesday sharply reduced tariffs on European Union pork imports worth over $2 billion in the final ruling of an anti-dumping investigation seen as a response to the bloc’s duties on Chinese electric vehicles.
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Relief as new China ruling lowers EU pork tariffs
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Klassen: Feeder market sees wide price range
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending December 13, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10 higher to $10 lower compared to seven days earlier. Overall volumes were lower compared to previous weeks which contributed to the wide price range across the Prairies. Adverse weather and variable quality were also factors influencing the price structure. Major operations more […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs fall
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures made modest gains on Monday while hogs pulled back. Most-active February live cattle closed at 230.550 cents a pound, up 1.000 cents. April contracts gained 0.625 cents to settle at 230.025 cents a pound. Most-active January feeder cattle futures settled at 339.925 cents a pound, up 0.825 cents. March contracts gained 0.775 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans touch seven-week low on broad sell-off
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures touched a seven-week low on Monday amid a broad sell-off in agriculture markets, as soy traders continued to shed risk amid ongoing concerns over the pace of U.S. exports and expectations of a hefty Brazilian harvest, market analysts said. Wheat futures slumped as Argentina’s large […] Read more
Public consultations open on four international trade deals
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.
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.