Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says updated plant protection regulations will allow it to be more agile.
CFIA updates plant protection regulations
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat ease after gains driven by Black Sea jitters
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures fell on Wednesday and wheat futures also dipped as fears eased about a military escalation in the Black Sea grain export region, analysts said. Soybeans declined on uncertainty about Chinese demand for U.S. supplies of the oilseed. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures CH26 were down 6-1/2 […] Read more
CBOT Weekly: Watching for Chinese soybean purchases
Reading Time: 2 minutes As activity at the Chicago Board of Trade shifts into holiday mode through the New Year, independent analyst Terry Reilly pointed to three things to watch over the next few weeks.
ICE Weekly: Trade expects larger StatCan canola estimate
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola’s sharp drop on Dec. 3 could be the beginning as the trade anticipates a larger canola production estimate from Statistics Canada on Dec. 4.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago livestock futures marched upward on Wednesday.
Prairie wheat bids mixed to start December
Reading Time: < 1 minute Wheat bids across Western Canada were mixed to start December, with support from gains in the United States futures countered by the bearish influence of a stronger Canadian dollar.
More U.S. soybean shipments to China due to load through mid-December
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shipments of U.S. crops to China are accelerating after a tense tariff war had stalled trade for months, with at least six bulk cargo vessels scheduled to load with soybeans at Gulf Coast terminals through mid-December, according to a shipping schedule seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Prairie forecast: Northwest flow ushers in a wintery pattern across the Prairies
Reading Time: 3 minutes Manitoba and Saskatchewan can expect cold temperatures to settle in. Alberta will benefit from some moderating influences, with colder temperatures not expected to last long.
U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Tuesday, with cold temperatures hitting the northern U.S. Plains and Corn Belt lending some support to the futures. The February live cattle contract gained 4.875 cents per pound at 220.005 cents. Feeder cattle were up 8.800 cents in the January contract at 329.875 cents per […] Read more
Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kyle Larkin will step down as executive director of Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) at the end of December.
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