Canadian Financial Close: More gains for loonie

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar pushed higher on Tuesday, as its United States counterpart fell back and there were gains in crude oil. The increase in the loonie comes before tomorrow morning’s Bank of Canada interest rate announcement. The U.S. Federal Reserve follows with its announcement in the […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures rise as dollar sags; crop yields eyed

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn futures hit their highest in more than two months on Tuesday, buoyed by a weaker dollar and uncertainty about the size of the U.S. crop, analysts said. Soybeans drew support from optimism about U.S. trade talks with China, the world’s largest soy buyer, given news that […] Read more


North American Grain and Oilseed Review: A ‘turnaround Tuesday’ for canola

Reading Time: 3 minutes Increases for U.S. soy, corn, wheat By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed higher on Tuesday, erasing all or most of yesterday’s losses. Support came from gains in the Chicago soy complex and European rapeseed. Increases in crude oil spilled over into the vegetable oils. The markets in Malaysia […] Read more



ICE Canola Midday: Climbing higher with comparable oils

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were higher on Tuesday morning, getting spillover from gains in the comparable oils. The Chicago soy complex was on the rise, along with European rapeseed. They were underpinned by increases in crude oil. With a holiday in Malaysia, the palm oil […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market eyes deferred live cattle futures

Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending September 13, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. The April 2026 live cattle futures ended the week at $233, down $10 from the contract highs. Nearby feedlot margins remain favorable; however, profitability in the deferred positions has evaporated given the weakness in the deferred […] Read more



Global Markets: Inflation slightly higher in August

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Inflation in Canada nudged up to 1.9 per cent year-over-year in August, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. That’s an increase of 0.2 of a point from July’s consumer price index. Gasoline prices dropped […] Read more


ICE canola climbing higher Tuesday morning

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The ICE canola market was posting solid gains Tuesday morning, finding spillover support from advances in Chicago soyoil. Optimism over looming trade talks between China and the United States accounted for some of the strength in the soy complex. However, Canadian canola continues to face stiff Chinese tariffs. November canola moved back […] Read more

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie adds third of a cent

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was stronger on Tuesday morning, as its United States counterpart lost ground and crude oil continued upward. As of 8:35 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7278 or US$1=C$1.3739 compared to Monday’s close of US$0.7244 or US$1=C$1.3804. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback […] Read more