Markets
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was relatively steady on Friday morning, with a small upticks in the United States dollar and in crude oil countering each other. As of 8:44 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7327 or US$1=C$1.3650 compared to Thursday’s close of US$0.7331 or US$1=C$1.3640. On the […] Read more
Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie holding firm
Greenback, crude balance each other off
U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs down on USDA report, cattle slightly up
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago lean hog contracts dipped as a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed inventories slightly up. Cattle futures were unchanged to slightly up.
Feed Grains Weekly: Prices to remain in a ‘funk’ for now
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed prices on the Canadian Prairies have slipped over the last week and are poised to remain flat to the end of the year, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soy linger at multi-month lows as weather weighs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures hovered around multi-month lows on Thursday, with corn again notching life-of-contract lows, as favourable U.S. weather and expectations of record Brazilian crops maintained supply pressure.
Canadian Financial Close: A boost for the loonie
Weakness in greenback fuels upswing
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar jumped about a half cent on Thursday, fueled by a downturn in its United States counterpart. The loonie finished at US$0.7331 or US$1=C$1.3640, compared to Wednesday’s close of US$0.7280 or US$1=C$1.3737. The U.S. Dollar Index lost 0.358 of a point at 96.915, the […] Read more
North American grain/oilseed review: Canola dips as loonie soars
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market was weaker Thursday, taking back some of Wednesday’s gains as strength in the Canadian dollar more than countered support the advances in Chicago soyoil. The currency was up by more than half of a cent relative to its United States counterpart, which cuts into canola […] Read more
ICE canola weaker at midday
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The ICE Futures canola market was weaker at midday Thursday, with positioning ahead of Friday’s Statistics Canada acreage report behind some of the activity. Canola prices have trended higher since the planting intentions report was released in March, with many industry participants anticipating that farmers may have put more area to the […] Read more
Argentine oilseed sector meets China in bid to unlock soymeal exports
Reading Time: < 1 minute Argentina's oilseed export chamber has met with Chinese officials and discussed at length the possibility of opening up soymeal exports for the first time.
IGC raises wheat crop outlook on India, Romania upgrades
Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Grains Council on Thursday raised its forecast for global wheat production in the 2025/26 season, largely reflecting improved crop outlooks in India and Romania.
Global Markets: IGC raises world wheat call
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The International Grains Council raised its call on world wheat production in 2025/26 to 808 million tonnes. That was up by two million from the May estimate and compares with 799 million tonnes in 2024/25. The IGC […] Read more
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