Crops, Features, Guide Business, Markets, Production

Producers aren’t panicking over tariffs and trade threats

Reading Time: 3 minutes The influence of tariff and trade uncertainity on farm business decisions.

December 19, 2025

Guide Business, Marketing, Markets

A grain marketing strategy for 2022-23

Reading Time: 3 minutes After a year with some of the most volatile markets in history, crop growers will need…

October 5, 2022

Markets, Soybeans

Canada’s soybean industry small, but nimble

Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian soybeans have a lot going for them, says Brian Innes. They fit…

July 8, 2021

Must Reads

• Crops, Markets

  

  What to expect from grain companies premiums and discounts

  Reading Time: 3 minutes As harvest continued late into this fall, Prairie grain buyers continued to sort out what they…

  December 16, 2019

• Markets, Soybeans

  

  Canadian farmers enter a challenging soybean market

  Reading Time: 3 minutes Soybeans can be a real adventure. Growing them can certainly be a challenge. There is a…

  October 16, 2019

• Corn, Markets

  

  Why the 2019 corn growing season is far from over

  Reading Time: 3 minutes When I plant corn I often think of the journey it will undergo to reach maturity.…

  September 9, 2019

• Markets, Soybeans, Weather

  

  The wild ride in soybean markets continues

  Reading Time: 3 minutes From small beginnings in the deep southwest of Ontario, soybeans in 2018 have expanded across Canada…

  October 30, 2018

• Crops, Markets, Soybeans

  The export perspective on soybeans

  Reading Time: 3 minutes When looking into how soybeans get traded around the world, the important thing is to keep…

  October 25, 2018

• Corn, Markets

  A strategy for uncertain corn markets

  Reading Time: 3 minutes Growing corn can be an exciting and rewarding experience. Over the years we have seen amazing…

  September 12, 2018

Futures

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Soybeans rise higher, grains in red

By GFM Network News 15 minutes ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – SOYBEAN futures at the Chicago Board of Trade extended their rallies, with the March contract up by double digits. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 2025-26 soybeans totalled 2.062 million tonnes for the week ended Jan. 8, exceeding the trade’s expectations. Export sales for 2025-26 and 2026-27 soymeal […] Read more

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Markets

Feed grains weekly: Large U.S. corn crop to weigh on values

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 54 minutes ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Confirmation of a record-large corn crop in the United States should keep feed grain bids in Western Canada under pressure in the near term, as the domestic market works to remain competitive.

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Futures

ICE Midday: Canola fuelled by vegetable oils

By GFM Network News 4 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were making solid gains in the middle of Thursday trading, receiving support from vegetable oils. A Reuters report said that the United States will finalize its biofuel quotas by March and drop import penalties, giving a boost to oilseeds. Malaysian palm oil was mixed, but European […] Read more

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Currency Markets

Canadian dollar and business outlook

By GFM Network News 5 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was weaker Thursday morning as losses in crude oil weighed on the currency. At 9:17 a.m. CST the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7185 or US$1=C$1.3918 which compares with Wednesday’s close of US$0.7206 or US$1=C$1.3877. Canadian manufacturing sales in Canada fell 1.2 per cent in November to C$70.8 billion, […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Canadian dies in Iran

By GFM Network News 6 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – A Canadian has died in Iran during widespread anti-government protests, said Global Affairs Canada and confirmed by CTV News on Thursday. Consular officials have been in touch with the person’s family in Canada. No other details […] Read more

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Futures

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Strong increases for canola

By GFM Network News 6 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were higher on Thursday morning, building on gains from the overnight session and despite weakness in comparable oils. With sharp losses in crude oil there were declines in Chicago soyoil and Malaysian palm oil, while MATIF rapeseed was steady to lower. Gains in Chicago soybeans […] Read more

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Currency Markets

Canadian financial close: C$ firm Wednesday

By GFM Network News 23 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was slightly firmer relative to its United States counterpart on Wednesday. The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7206 or US$1=C$1.3877, which compares with Tuesday’s close of US$0.7201 or US$1=C$1.3886. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is on a trade mission to China this week. The trip is the first by a […] Read more

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans recover from 3-month low on technical bounce

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters 23 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures steadied on a technical bounce on Wednesday after sliding to their lowest since October this week, with traders weighing larger-than-anticipated U.S. supply forecasts, Chinese demand and crop prospects in South America. Wheat futures were little changed as the market also paused following losses triggered by U.S. […] Read more

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat on profit taking

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters 23 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures slid on Wednesday on a round of profit taking following multi-month highs set during the previous session, analysts said. Cattle futures had climbed the previous day on a tight cattle supply and strong packer demand. “We were fairly overbought in the short term, so you saw […] Read more

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Canola, Markets

ICE Weekly: All eyes on Carney in China

By Adam Peleshaty 24 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Jamie Wilton, trader for RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg, said he and the canola trade is watching and waiting while Prime Minister Mark Carney visits China this week.

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