Reading Time: 2 minutes Provincial agricultural departments are reporting pulse yields higher than Statistics Canada’s September estimates.
Daily news
Pulse Weekly: Yields coming into focus
U.S. livestock: Cattle at fresh highs, hogs weaken
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to fresh highs on Tuesday, as tight supplies and the ongoing closure of the U.S./Mexican border to cattle from Mexico kept values well supported. The December live cattle contract gained 1.750 cents per pound at 246.500 cents. Chart-based positioning contributed to the gains, according to participants, with […] Read more
U.S. Grains: Wheat ends up after hitting five-year low
Reading Time: 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended higher on Tuesday after falling to a five-year low on abundant global supplies. Corn also higher, while soybeans end down.
Klassen: Cash feeder market divorces from futures market
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending October 11, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $8/cwt higher to $5/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. Calf prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $3-$8/cwt on average. Feather-light calves under 450 pounds were steady to $10 higher on average. The Canadian cash feeder market appeared to divorce from the feeder cattle […] Read more
Russia’s seaborne grain exports fell 10 per cent year-on-year in September, data shows
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia’s seaborne grain exports fell to 5.1 million metric tons in September, 10.1 per cent down on the same month of 2024, according to shipping data.
India and Canada agree on new roadmap for relations
Reading Time: 2 minutes India and Canada agreed on Monday on a new roadmap for relations after two years of strained ties. India is a key market for Canadian pulses like lentils and yellow peas.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – All Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures and most live cattle futures hit contract highs on Friday on tight supplies linked to the U.S. suspension of Mexican imports due to the spread of screwworm south of the border. Live cattle followed feeders higher, posting new contract highs in deferred contract months, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures plummeted on Friday as trade restrictions announced by China and escalating rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump cooled hopes of a resolution to a standoff between Washington and Beijing.
Alberta harvest wrapping up: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Harvest operations advanced to 96 per cent complete in Alberta as of Oct. 7, with only a few late-seeded cereal and canola fields remaining, according to the latest provincial crop report.
U.S. agricultural trade in a widening deficit, study shows
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. agricultural imports now exceed exports and the deficit is expected to worsen, according to a study from the University of Illinois.