Reading Time: 2 minutes Total pulse production in China has been projected to increase slightly to 983,000 tonnes in 2024/25 compared to the 959,000 tonnes harvested the year before, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's attaché; in Beijing.
China’s pulses to inch higher in 2024/25 says USDA attaché
Production has been shrinking
Feed Grains Weekly: Overbooked end-users worried about tariffs on Canadian beef
Feed wheat, U.S. corn too expensive
Reading Time: 2 minutes There won't be a whole lot of movement of feed grains on the Canadian Prairies any time soon, stated Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. He said not only are the end-users overbooked, but the relentless uncertainty over tariffs continues to dominate the cattle industry across Western Canada.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola set to climb higher
Supplies getting tighter
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola has been on something of a tear for about a month with increases in 16 of its last 20 sessions on the Intercontinental Exchange as of Feb. 12. Despite a great amount of political chaos surrounding all of the markets, the Canadian oilseed is poised to climb higher for the rest of February, said broker Tony Tryhuk of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg, Man.
Speculators exit short positions in canola
Net short smallest since 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders were busy covering bearish bets and putting on new long positions during the first few days of February, taking the net short position in canola to its smallest level since September 2023, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
U.S. livestock: Cattle prices pull back
Slaughter numbers down for cattle
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were steady to lower on Friday, as the slaughter was behind pace.
Feed Grain Weekly: Markets uncertain after tariff delays
Corn prices could rise if tariffs are imposed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite the delay in U.S. President Donald Trump's planned tariffs, there is plenty of uncertainty in the Western Canadian feed grain market.
U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher
Strong export sales for cattle, hogs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped back on Thursday, despite strong export sales. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 24,907 tonnes for the week ended Jan. 30. That’s up 23.5 per cent from the previous week and the most since August. The April live cattle contract […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on strong exports
Hog exports have second best December
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were higher on Wednesday
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue downward, hogs turnaround
U.S.,China impose tariffs on each other
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Tuesday as the selloff continued.
Tariffs will be ‘devastating’
Farm groups react as U.S. inches closer to tariffs
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian farm groups react to Trump tariffs. The Canadian government has announced plans to impose its own tariffs on U.S. imports as soon as the American tariffs go into effect
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