Reading Time: < 1 minute Agricultural commodity merchant Louis Dreyfus Company recorded a rise in first-half sales, supported by higher volumes shipped, but weaker prices for most crops pushed down profits, it said on Friday.
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Louis Dreyfus posts higher volumes, lower profits in first half
China snaps up Australian canola after trade spat with Canada, sources say
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chinese state trading firm COFCO has bought up to nine 60,000-metric-ton cargoes of Australian canola, three trade sources told Reuters, after Beijing last month imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties on imports of the oilseed from traditional supplier Canada.
Canada, Mexico announce new partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada and Mexico announced a new partnership between the two countries intended to strengthen economic and security ties.
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday on seasonal pressure as the harvest expanded in the heart of the Midwest and the dollar firmed, making U.S. grains less competitive globally, analysts said. Uncertainty about biofuel demand weighed on soyoil futures as well. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans SX25 settled […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher, though traders uncertain about demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures rose on Thursday on a tight cattle supply, though industry experts expressed doubt over consumer demand for beef as concerns grew over the U.S. economic outlook. CME December live cattle LCZ25 ended 1.475 cents higher to 234.15 cents per pound. October feeder cattle […] Read more
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lower U.S. corn prices and a slow Canadian barley harvest were affecting Western Canadian feed prices on Sept. 17, 2025.
Canadian economy going ‘under the speed limit,’ says FCC analyst
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm Credit Canada outlined less than impressive numbers for Canada’s economy Sept. 18, and that will spill over into agriculture.
Survey says Canadians support canola producers over EV tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes The majority of Canadians are in favour of lowering tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles if it would help improve market access for Canadian canola according to new data from the Angus Reid Institute.
Rains slow Saskatchewan harvest: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Widespread rainfall slowed the harvest progress across Saskatchewan during the week ended Sept. 15, according to the latest provincial report.
Beijing urges top hog producers to cut output, state media says
Reading Time: < 1 minute China has called on its top hog producers to “take the lead” in cutting output, state-run Shanghai Securities News reported on Thursday, as the country battles a supply glut and sluggish consumer demand in its massive pork sector.