Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Grains Council has raised its forecast for 2025/26 global wheat production with crop outlooks upgraded for Russia, the United States and Argentina.
IGC raises 2025/26 world wheat crop forecast
Trump quadrupling Argentina beef tariff rate quota to 80,000 tonnes
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is quadrupling the tariff rate quota on Argentinian beef to 80,000 tonnes to reduce prices and protect American farmers, a White House official said on Thursday.
ICE Weekly: No upside for canola if China situation continues: trader
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tony Tryhuk of RBC Dominion Securities said canola should stay rangebound if Canada’s trade war with China continues.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on Trump call for lower prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped sharply on Wednesday, reacting to comments from United States President Donald Trump calling on the cattle sector to lower prices. The December live cattle contract lost 5.600 cents per pound on Wednesday, at 239.825 cents. Feeder cattle were down their daily limit of 9.250 cents per pound […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean futures inch higher on China trade optimism
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday as traders remained hopeful for progress in trade talks with top soy buyer China and on a Japanese proposal to increase U.S. soy purchases, deals that could help U.S. farmers avert major losses.
CBOT Weekly: China, shutdown guiding the market
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States grain and oilseed markets are currently dominated by two factors, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. Ettner said those are the absence of a trade deal with China and the ongoing United States government shutdown.
Exploring Harvest Safety
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kristin Hoffman of WSPS explains measures for increased farm safety around harvest season
Trump urges U.S. cattle ranchers to lower prices as he touts tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump is calling on cattle ranchers to lower prices
Bird flu cases increase across Europe, Japan
Reading Time: 2 minutes New bird flu outbreaks were reported in several European countries and Japan this week
Prairie spring wheat bids mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Oct. 21, with losses in hard red spring wheat and gains in other classes.
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