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An inspector looking at sides of beef, which are hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs slip back

Aug. 13, 2025 at 3:58 pm CDT

Most Chicago cattle futures settled with small gains after trading near highs earlier on Wednesday. Lean hogs closed slightly down.

ICE Weekly: Canola correction brightens outlook

Aug. 13, 2025 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains after USDA’s US harvest outlook cut

Aug. 13, 2025 at 2:41 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

Large crops to weigh on CBOT corn/soybeans

Aug. 13, 2025 at 2:26 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly: Good yields, but smaller U.S. edible bean crop expected

Aug. 13, 2025 at 2:09 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Minister Eleanor Olszewski at Global Institute for Food Security for funding announcement. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Sask. agriculture sector receives federal funding

Aug. 13, 2025 at 1:31 pm CDT

PrairiesCan funding will assist in the continued growth of Saskatchewan's ag research and manufacturing sectors.

By Janelle Rudolph

Photo by Sonia Third
The sun begins to set on some spring wheat harvesting in southern Alberta.

Harvest begins in Manitoba: Report

Aug. 13, 2025 at 10:41 am CDT

Harvest operations are underway in Manitoba, according to the latest provincial crop report as of Aug. 12 noting that winter cereals and early spring grains and field peas were starting to come off the fields.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie forecast: Unsettled weather to continue

Aug. 13, 2025 at 9:51 am CDT

For this forecast period it looks like the active pattern that developed last week will continue with a couple of lows forecasted to impact parts of the Prairies.

By Daniel Bezte

Canadian canola field between two grain bins.

Canadian farmers reel as China blocks top canola seed market

Aug. 13, 2025 at 9:22 am CDT

Canadian farmers are reeling from China's decision to impose hefty duties on their canola seed, after the surprise move spooked grain buyers into halting purchases and stoked worries there will be little demand for crop deliveries this autumn.

By Ed White Reuters