Reading Time: 2 minutes A research centre outside Barcelona will be investigated after Spain’s Agriculture Ministry said a recent swine fever outbreak could have been caused by a laboratory leak.
Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak
World food prices fall for third month in November, UN’s FAO says
Reading Time: 2 minutes World food commodity prices fell for a third consecutive month in November, with all major staple foods except cereals showing a decline, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices levelling as demand wanes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Soft demand has feed grain prices levelling off, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge, Alta.
Ukraine increases rapeseed, soybeans processing as sunflower crop falls, analyst says
Reading Time: 2 minutes A sharp drop in the sunflower seed crop in 2025 combined with the introduction of export duties on oilseeds will lead to a surge in domestic processing of rapeseed and soybeans, the volume of which may exceed exports, said an analyst.
Retraction of glyphosate review raises new questions about landmark study
Reading Time: < 1 minute An influential glyphosate review has been withdrawn over ethical issues, but Health Canada says the retraction does not affect its previous assessment.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end higher on cold weather, rising cash prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures closed higher on Thursday for the third straight session, as cold and snowy conditions in the U.S. Plains and Midwest this week helped to lift cash cattle prices, brokers said. CME February live cattle LCG26 settled up 2.100 cents at 224.000 cents per pound after […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans higher in technical bounce; wheat firms
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures rose modestly on Thursday on chart-based buying, firm cash markets and reminders of brisk export demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures followed the firm trend, shrugging off pressure from larger-than-expected estimates of Canada’s wheat and canola harvests. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures […] Read more
Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist
Reading Time: 2 minutes Darren Vanstone explains the process of reframing animal agriculture through advocacy and activism at the Human Canada One Health One Welfare Conference.
Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutes Food prices are 27 per cent higher now than they were in 2020, the new Canada’s Food Price Report shows. Meat prices are particularly to blame for the rise.
Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian wheat and canola production in 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) surpassed early expectations to hit new record highs, according to updated survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada released Dec. 4.
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