Markets
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar showed no movement on Friday as it entered the Thanksgiving Day weekend lower than the week before. The loonie was unchanged from Thursday at US$0.7143 or US$1=C$1.4000 on Friday. Yet, it was still down from the Oct. 3 close of US$0.7167 or US$1=C$1.3953. The United States Dollar […] Read more
Canadian Financial Close: Markets tumble on Trump comments
North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola falls with drops in soy, crude oil
Reading Time: 2 minutes Negative sentiment generates losses in U.S. grains, oilseeds By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed weaker on Friday, pulled down by sharp losses in the Chicago soy complex and crude oil. More modest declines in MATIF rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil also contributed to the fall in canola values. […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices rise as harvest ends
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite weaker U.S. futures, Western Canadian wheat prices increased during the week ended Oct. 9, 2025.
ICE Canola Midday: Heavy pressure from comparable oils
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were weaker by late Friday morning, as pressure from the Chicago soy complex intensified. Losses in MATIF rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil added to canola’s declines. A drop in crude oil pulled down the vegetable oils. “There’s a general negative sentiment […] Read more
Farmers, traders ‘flying blind’ as U.S. shutdown blocks key crop data
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. data vital to global grain and soybean trading has gone dark during the country’s federal government shutdown, leaving commodity traders and farmers without crop production estimates, export sales data and market reports during the peak of the autumn harvest.
Global Markets: No change in unemployment says StatCan
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s unemployment rate was unchanged in September at 7.1 per cent as Statistics Canada released its labour force survey on Friday. StatCan also reported the employment rate nudged up by 60,400 jobs which […] Read more
Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie steady, more jobs added
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar remained steady on Friday despite positive economic news from Statistics Canada. The loonie was at US$0.7144 or US$1=C$1.3998 as of 8:32 a.m. CDT, compared to Thursday’s close at US$0.7143 or US$1=C$1.4000. StatCan reported the country added 60,400 jobs in September and the unemployment rate remained at 7.1 per […] Read more
ICE canola weaker Friday morning
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The ICE canola market was weaker Friday morning, taking some direction from losses in the Chicago soy complex. Losses in crude oil accounted for some of the spillover selling pressure in the vegetable oil markets, with Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed futures also down on the day. The ongoing lack of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise to new highs on tight supply, strong cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rallied on Thursday to a record high on strong cash market prices and tight supplies linked to the U.S. suspension of Mexican imports due to the spread of screwworm south of the border. Live cattle followed feeders higher, posting new contract highs in deferred contract […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans slip on profit-taking, China trade worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures retreated on Thursday after two days of gains, pressured by profit taking and technical selling and on growing concerns about a promised farmer aid package and a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade negotiations.
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