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Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on fed market recovery

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Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending December 6, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Many cattle feeders on both sides of the border believe that the fed cattle market will trade back up to historical highs in the second quarter of 2026. This positive sentiment along with year-end buying resulted […] Read more
Global markets

Global Markets: Canadian fertilizer facing steep U.S. duties

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Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to slap “very severe tariffs” on imports of Canadian-made fertilizer as a means to bolster domestic production. Trump’s comments came a day after he alluded […] Read more
Futures

ICE canola correcting higher early Tuesday

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures were holding onto small gains Tuesday morning, seeing a modest correction after hitting its weakest levels in two months on Monday. • Oversold price sentiment, end user bargain hunting and a lack of significant farmer selling pressure were supportive. • The United States Department of Agriculture will release its […] Read more
Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Little change for loonie, crude oil

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar was relatively steady going into Tuesday, getting little direction from the United States dollar or crude oil.      The loonie was at US$0.7230 or US$1=C$1.3831 as of 8:32 a.m. CST, compared to Monday’s close at US$0.7227 or US$1=C$1.3837. The Bank of Canada will make its final interest rate decision […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly lower Monday

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly lower Monday, seeing a modest correction to start the week after rising in early December. The February live cattle contract lost 0.475 cents per pound at 226.675 cents. Feeder cattle were down 2.875 cents in the March contract at 330.425 cents per pound. An estimated 600,000 […] Read more
Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie rises, crude oil drops

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar continued to rise, seeing its highest close since Sept. 23.      The loonie jumped to US$0.7227 or US$1=C$1.3837 on Monday, compared to US$0.7215 or US$1=C$1.3860 on Friday. The Bank of Canada will make its final interest rate announcement of 2025 on Wednesday.      The United States Dollar Index was […] Read more
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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide below $11 on demand doubts

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell below $11 a bushel on Monday for the first time since October on uncertainty over whether China will buy as much U.S. supply as Washington expects and as South American crop weather favored large soy harvests that could begin in about a month, analysts said.
Futures

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola lower to start week

Losses across the board in Chicago

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Reading Time: 3 minutes By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures fell back on Monday, due to record production, a lack of exports and declines in comparable oils. Last week, Statistics Canada estimated the country’s canola harvest at 21.80 million tonnes. One analyst suggested StatCan could increase their estimate come summer. With China absent […] Read more
Futures

ICE Canola Midday: Negatives weighing on values

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Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures continued lower mid-morning Monday, abetted by a larger-than-expected canola crop and declines in comparable oils. Last week, Statistics Canada pegged the canola harvest at a record 21.80 million tonnes, just as the market copes with little to no exports to China. “The canola […] Read more
Global markets

Global Markets: Trump alludes to restarting trade talks

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Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States President Donald Trump was coy when asked by the media on Sunday if trade talks with Canada would soon resume. Trump responded with “we’ll see,” adding that he and Prime Minister […] Read more

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