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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on screwworm news

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday after news that New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, was detected 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, analysts said. Analysts believed the news would mean the U.S.-Mexico border will be closed to feeder cattle imports for the foreseeable future. “It’s bullish […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on lack of Chinese demand, wheat hits contract lows

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – soybeans fell to a six-week low on Monday, as a phone call last week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping provided no signs of progress on negotiations over agricultural exports, analysts said. Wheat fell on expectations of plentiful global supplies. Corn also dipped as dealers awaited the […] Read more


Canadian Financial Close: Loonie weakens

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar pulled back on Monday, due to a lack of support from crude oil and despite the United States dollar also giving up ground. The loonie closed Monday at US$0.7238 or US$1=C$1.3816 compared to Friday’s close of US$0.7253 or US$1=C$1.3788. The U.S. Dollar Index […] Read more

North American grain/oilseed review: Canola falls with soy complex

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures were weaker on Monday, as a selloff in the Chicago soy complex spilled over to weigh on prices. Seasonal harvest pressure and a lack of significant export demand contributed to the declines. Canadian canola exports through the first six weeks of the 2025/26 marketing year of 575,000 tonnes compare […] Read more



ICE canola weaker at midday Monday

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The ICE Futures canola market was weaker at midday Monday, with losses in the Chicago soy complex accounting for some spillover selling pressure. The November contract fell to fresh six-month lows before uncovering some chart support to the downside. Relatively favourable weather conditions for the advancing harvest contributed to the declines, with […] Read more



Global Markets: World leaders meet at UN General Assembly

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. • World leaders will be meeting in New York this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly. Canada has officially recognized the state of Palestine at the UN, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office announced on Sunday, with […] Read more


ICE canola finds new depths

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange continued their downturn on Monday with the November contract falling to a six-month low. Harvest pressure and China’s tariffs on Canadian canola weighed on prices. The Chicago soy complex was down sharply with soyoil losing nearly one United States cent per pound due to favourable Midwestern […] Read more