Global Markets: Leblanc, Lutnick have ‘constructive’ meeting

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc and United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had a “constructive and lengthy” meeting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday morning. A source told CBC News that the meeting was extended from one hour […] Read more

Global Markets: Canada, Mercosur to restart trade talks

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada will resume negotiations towards a new free-trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, Canada and Brazil announced on Monday in Brasilia. The bloc, which consists of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, is a major exporter […] Read more


Global Markets: Ukraine attacks Russian power plants

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day on Sunday, Russia accused the country of drone attacks at a nuclear power plant overnight in the western Kursk region. Russian officials said several power and energy facilities were targeted in […] Read more

Global Markets: Retail sales improve in June

Food and beverages sales led the way

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Statistics Canada said on Friday that June retail sales improved 1.5 per cent at $70.2 billion, with gains in all nine subsectors. Food and beverage retail sales led with an […] Read more


Global Markets: Canola tariffs to be key point in Moe, MacDonald meeting

Canola seed slapped with levies of nearly 76 per cent

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to meet with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald in Saskatoon on Thursday. They will discuss China’s recent tariffs on Canadian canola seed along with […] Read more

Global Markets: Crop tour results for Indiana, Nebraska

Bean pod counts fall in Indiana

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Day two of the Pro Farmer crop tour brought results from Indiana and Nebraska. In Indiana on Tuesday, corn yields increased from last year to 193.82 bushels per acre, but […] Read more


Global Markets: Inflation eases says StatCan

Fuel prices down, but food, housing up

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Inflation in Canada eased in July to an annualized rate of 1.7 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. The consumer price index dipped 0.2 of a point from June, […] Read more

Global Markets: Trump issues pre-meeting warning to Ukraine

Leaders meeting in Washington today

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States President Donald Trump demanded on social media on Sunday that Ukraine give up all hopes of regaining the Crimea and joining NATO. Trump made the comment ahead of […] Read more


Global Markets: Trump, Putin meet in Alaska

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG, Aug. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska today to discuss an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two world […] Read more

Global Markets: Canola meal stuck in Chinese ports

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Up to 400,000 tonnes of canola meal are sitting in warehouses next to Chinese ports with importers struggling to re-sell them, sources told Reuters. An executive with one of the trading companies that imports canola meal said it […] Read more