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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on technical trading, bargain buying

Aug. 21, 2025 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago soybean and corn futures surged on Thursday on short covering and bargain buying after prices sank low enough to attract buying interest, though supply pressure from favorable U.S. crop conditions continue to loom over the market, analysts said.

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally peters out on position squaring

Aug. 21, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Moe to go to China to discuss canola tariffs

Aug. 21, 2025 at 3:21 pm CDT

By Reuters

barley field in Sundre, Alberta. File Photo

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley seeing low prices, demand

Aug. 21, 2025 at 12:48 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

2025/26 canola production jumps nearly 13 per cent

Aug. 21, 2025 at 11:53 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Sunset over growing soybean plants in a field.

Crop tour finds strong corn, soy potential along with diseases in Illinois, western Iowa

Aug. 21, 2025 at 9:54 am CDT

Corn yield potential and soybean prospects are significantly above average across Illinois and western Iowa, though plant diseases could threaten final yields, scouts on an annual crop tour of the Midwest said on Wednesday.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

India imports canola oil after 5 years as local prices surge

Aug. 21, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

India bought canola oil for delivery in August for the first time in nearly five years, as local prices hit a three and a half-year high, making overseas purchases lucrative, industry officials told Reuters.

By rajendra-jadhav Reuters

beef cattle in a feedlot in Western Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue rally on constrained supply

Aug. 20, 2025 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose for the fourth session in a row on Wednesday, as a continued tight supply of cattle and resilient consumer demand for beef boosted futures, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Canola seed pours from a combine into a grain cart.

A missed opportunity for farmers says analyst

Aug. 20, 2025 at 3:32 pm CDT

Farmers have likely lost an opportunity to get better prices for their crops, such as canola, just as the harvest across the Canadian Prairies begins to pick up speed, an analyst warned.