Daily Agriculture News - Country Guide

Prairie forecast: Arctic highs, Pacific lows, and a short milder break

By Daniel Bezte December 10, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta can expect a few days of unsettled conditions with widespread cloud cover and scattered flurries. For the weekend, Alberta should see cold temperatures before milder conditions return early next week. Manitoba and Saskatchewan can expect frigid temperatures towards the weekend before a brief milder period early next week.

A review and potential reset of the Canadian Cattle Association were the focus of a two-day meeting of provincial beef association representatives. Photo: File

Livestock, News

Canadian cattle groups look to renew national organization

By Diana Martin December 9, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutes Canadian Cattle Association review and potential reset were the focus of a two-day meeting of nine provincial beef associations.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink, cattle mixed

By Geralyn Wichers December 9, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago hog futures fell on Tuesday while cattle futures ended the day mixed. Most-active February live cattle contracts closed at 226.950 cents a pound, up 0.275 cents. April live cattle settled up 0.200 cents at 226.900 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures settled down 0.150 cents at 335.500 cents per pound. March contracts […] Read more

Allison Penner (right) and Heather McLeod-Kilmurray speak at the Humane Canada One Health One Welfare Conference in Ottawa. Photo: Jonah Grignon

News

Food waste costs Canadian farmers, agri-food companies in hidden ways

By Jonah Grignon December 9, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reducing food waste could mean savings for farmers and agri-food businesses — but it may demand more accountability said two experts at the at the Humane Canada One Health One Welfare Conference in Ottawa.

Corn, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

USDA sees tighter U.S. corn stocks, soybeans and wheat unchanged

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 9, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute The USDA is forecasting tighter U.S. corn ending stocks for 2025/26 due to increased exports. The supply/demand balance sheets for soybeans and wheat were unchanged.

Canadian farmers and residents in rural and remote areas continue to struggle with adequate cellular and internet service. Photo: Getty Images

News, Reuters

Rogers’ satellite-to-mobile service goes live nationwide

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By Anhata Rooprai, Reuters December 9, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada’s Rogers Communications launched Rogers Satellite on Tuesday, a direct satellite-to-mobile service, allowing users to remain connected in highly remote areas of the country.

Indian farmers have ramped up planting of winter crops including wheat, rapeseed (canola) and chickpea, putting the country on track for record acreage. Photo: Diptendu Dutta/Nur

News, Reuters

India’s winter crops set for record as soil moisture soars

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By Rajendra Jadhav, Reuters December 9, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian farmers have ramped up planting of winter crops including wheat, rapeseed (canola) and chickpea, putting the country on track for record acreage as abundant soil moisture enables cultivation even in typically rainfed areas that often remain fallow.

A cow in the auction ring at the Gladstone Auction Mart in October 2025. Photo: Greg Berg

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on fed market recovery

By Jerry Klassen December 9, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending December 6, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Many cattle feeders on both sides of the border believe that the fed cattle market will trade back up to historical highs in the second quarter of 2026. This positive sentiment along with year-end buying resulted […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly lower Monday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 8, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly lower Monday, seeing a modest correction to start the week after rising in early December. The February live cattle contract lost 0.475 cents per pound at 226.675 cents. Feeder cattle were down 2.875 cents in the March contract at 330.425 cents per pound. An estimated 600,000 […] Read more

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide below $11 on demand doubts

By Reuters December 8, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell below $11 a bushel on Monday for the first time since October on uncertainty over whether China will buy as much U.S. supply as Washington expects and as South American crop weather favored large soy harvests that could begin in about a month, analysts said.

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