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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

By Reuters, Tom Polansek September 25, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures set a contract high on Thursday as strong cash prices supported the market, analysts said. After the trading session ended, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a quarterly report the nation’s inventory of hogs and pigs on September 1 was 74.5 million head, down […] Read more

Crops

Eastern wheat to be included in Cereals Canada’s harvest assessment

By Kristy Nudds September 25, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes For the first time, Eastern wheat classes will be included in the annual harvest assessment completed by Cereals Canada.

Crops, News

August grain deliveries down from 2024: StatCan

By Adam Peleshaty September 25, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Statistics Canada reported on Sept. 25, 2025 that August major grain deliveries were down from a year earlier.

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest advances despite rains

By Adam Peleshaty September 25, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan’s harvest advanced to 68 per cent as of Sept. 22, 2025 despite rains and high humidity across the province.

Crops, Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding out for cheaper barley

By Adam Peleshaty September 25, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute There is very little activity for feed barley as potential buyers are holding out for lower prices, said a Lethbridge-based trader.

Livestock, Reuters

USDA plan to rebuild beef herd will not include producer payments, says farm secretary

By Leah Douglas, Reuters September 25, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture is developing a plan to revitalize the decimated U.S. beef herd, but will not offer payments to producers, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday.

Richardson International’s Yorkton, Sask. canola crush plant. (CNW Group/Richardson International)

Canola, Markets, News, Soybeans

Canadian oilseeds monthly crush – August 2025

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 25, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Crushing statistics of major oilseeds in Canada for the month of August 2025, reported by Statistics Canada.

News, Reuters

Canada to boost Indonesia exports to diversify non-U.S. trade, says minister

By Promit Mukherjee, Reuters September 25, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada aims to establish duty-free access for up to 95 per cent of its exports to Indonesia over the next eight to 12 months, International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said, after signing a trade agreement with one of Southeast Asia’s biggest markets and a major importer of Canadian wheat.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop as beef prices, packer margins erode

By Karl Plume, Reuters September 24, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Wednesday on long liquidation by funds and as sinking beef prices and eroding packer margins weighed on the market. Feeder cattle futures also retreated in a technical correction after four consecutive sessions of gains that were fueled by concerns over tightening U.S. supplies. “We […] Read more

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Corn, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

CBOT Weekly: Soybean, wheat futures come down

By Adam Peleshaty September 24, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade tumbled during the week ended Sept. 24, 2025, but corn futures stayed rangebound.

Daily Network News

Iran says Strait of Hormuz open as Trump sees deal ‘soon’ to end war

Agriculture groups welcome seed, fertilizer approval bill

AAFC projects tighter canola stocks for 2026-27

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

Eastern wheat to be included in Cereals Canada’s harvest assessment

August grain deliveries down from 2024: StatCan

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest advances despite rains

Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding out for cheaper barley

USDA plan to rebuild beef herd will not include producer payments, says farm secretary

Canadian oilseeds monthly crush – August 2025

Canada to boost Indonesia exports to diversify non-U.S. trade, says minister

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop as beef prices, packer margins erode

CBOT Weekly: Soybean, wheat futures come down

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