Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to cut over 600 positions
AAFC to cut more than 600 staff
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures climb on technical trading, rising wholesale prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose for a second session on Wednesday in technical trading, as wholesale beef prices firmed, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture quoted the choice boxed beef cutout value at $366.18 per hundredweight (cwt) on Wednesday morning, up $1.42 from a day earlier. Select […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans regain ground on slowed South American harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures bounced on Wednesday on a slow start to the South American harvest. Meanwhile, talks between U.S. and Chinese officials boosted export sentiment and shifted attention from a diplomatic dispute over Greenland, analysts said. Wheat and corn also rebounded from drops a day earlier, with mixed weather conditions in […] Read more
Agriculture Canada expects farmers to plant more canola, less pulses in 2026/27
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian farmers will plant more canola in 2026/27, while lowering their pulse and special crop area, according to the first supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for the upcoming marketing year.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola premium required
Reading Time: 2 minutes In order to get Canadian farmers to plant at least the same amount of canola this spring as they did last spring, they are likely going to need a premium, said Jerry Klassen, analyst with Resilient Capital in Winnipeg.
CBOT weekly outlook: Large South American crops looming
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved off nearby lows during the week ended Jan. 21, as solid export sales and talk of movement on biofuel blending requirements in the United States provided support. However, the advancing South American harvest may limit further gains.
Public opinion wanted on draft equine code of practice
Reading Time: < 1 minute Public consultations on a draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines opened on Jan. 12.
Prairie forecast: Extended cold snap as Arctic high pressure moves in
Reading Time: 2 minutes Artic high pressure will dominate Prairie weather between January 21 and 28, which means a low chance of storms or significant precipitation.
Ukraine wheat exports remain low amid Russian attacks on ports, weak demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukraine’s wheat exports remained relatively low in the first half of January amid Russian attacks on Ukrainian seaports and low external demand, data from the country’s grain traders union UGA showed on Wednesday.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip in choppy trading as Greenland dispute and global supply weigh
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybeans slipped in choppy trading on Tuesday as tensions between Washington and Europe over Greenland unsettled investors and ample global supply hung over grain markets. A drop in the dollar and signs of brisk international demand, however, lent some support to Chicago prices as trading resumed after a […] Read more
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