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Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm office FranceAgriMer on Wednesday cut its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European Union in 2025/26, to 7.50 million metric tons from 7.60 million expected last month, but still more than double the volume shipped in 2024/25.
FranceAgriMer cuts non-EU wheat export forecast and raises EU shipments
Prairie CWRS wheat bids firm to start 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada Western Red Spring wheat bids moved higher in early January, as support from a weaker Canadian dollar countered the bearish influence of small declines for spring wheat futures in the United States.
Canadian dollar and business outlook
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was holding relatively steady Wednesday morning. At 9:07 a.m. CST the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7200 or US$1=C$1.3889 which compares with Tuesday’s close of US$0.7201 or US$1=C$1.3886. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in China this week, with trade expected to be a key topic of discussion. Carney’s […] Read more
Global Markets: Carney lands in China
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in China on Wednesday, becoming the first Canadian prime minister to visit the country in eight years. Carney will meet with senior Chinese officials on Thursday before a Friday meeting […] Read more
ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola continues higher Wednesday
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures tacked on modest gains Wednesday morning, adding to Tuesday’s sharp increases. Support for canola came from upticks in the Chicago soy complex, while slight declines in MATIF rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil limited the upswing. Higher crude oil prices underpinned the vegetable oils. Canadian Prime […] Read more
Large gap in canola ending stocks between AAFC, USDA
Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s a 760,000-tonne difference in the ending stocks for Canada’s 2025/26 canola crop respectively estimated by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the United States Department of Agriculture. Aside from that, the canola data from AAFC and the USDA remain quite similar.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rally
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures rallied on Tuesday. Most-active April live cattle gained 2.900 cents to close at 238.975 cents a pound. February live cattle settled at 237.250 cents a pound, up 2.000 cents. Most-traded March feeder cattle gained 5.950 cents to settle at 362.125 cents per pound. April feeders closed at 360.600 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit lowest prices since October on big supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures slid to a three-month low on Tuesday, extending declines from the prior day triggered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s outlook for massive supplies following a record-large U.S. harvest. Soybeans touched a two-and-a-half-month low after the USDA on Monday trimmed its U.S. export view and raised its harvest […] Read more
Canadian financial close: C$ softens slightly
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was slightly softer relative to its United States counterpart on Tuesday. The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7201 or US$1=C$1.3886, which compares with Monday’s close of US$0.7207 or US$1=C$1.3875. While touring a Ford plant in Michigan, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the country’s agreement with Canada and Mexico (CUSMA) was […] Read more
North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola rises, U.S. grains, oilseeds in the red
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia -– Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange rose on Tuesday ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China. Trade and agriculture will be two of the topics up for discussion during Carney’s visit. China imposed 100 per cent tariffs of Canadian canola oil and meal, as well as a 75.8 […] Read more
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