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Alberta Crop Report: Scattered rains, crop conditions

Aug. 8, 2025 at 3:54 pm CDT

Scattered showers resulted in variable crop conditions in Alberta as of Aug. 5, 2025.

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: Chicago corn, wheat choppy amid demand uptick, ample supply

Aug. 8, 2025 at 2:18 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Nutrien’s potash mine at Allan, Sask., has been operating since 1968.

Nutrien expects more fertilizer use by farmers despite low crop prices

Aug. 8, 2025 at 2:14 pm CDT

By Ed White Reuters

Ripe wheat near Selkirk, Manitoba in late August, 2024.

Prairie wheat bids weaken in early August

Aug. 8, 2025 at 11:59 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

The Peace Tower, in Ottawa, Canada. Part of the Canadian Parliament buildings. Photo: KeithBinns/Getty Images Plus

Federal government to consult agriculture, agri-food groups on interprovincial trade rules

Aug. 8, 2025 at 11:00 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

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World food prices at two-year high on rising meat and edible oils, FAO says

Aug. 8, 2025 at 9:37 am CDT

World food commodity prices rose in July to their highest in over two years, as a jump for vegetable oils and record levels for meat outweighed falling cereal, dairy and sugar prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said.

By Reuters

closeup view of dairy cows in a row in a milking parlour.

Bird flu virus could be airborne: study

Aug. 7, 2025 at 6:13 pm CDT

A research study from the United States suggests that bird flu could have spread amongst cattle through the air or contaminated wastewater at dairy farms.

By Adam Peleshaty

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Varied precipitation as harvest begins

Aug. 7, 2025 at 4:22 pm CDT

Some areas of Saskatchewan received more than 100 mm of rain during the week ended Aug. 4, 2025, but others had little to none. Harvest operations began in those dry areas.

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy and corn bounce off lows as demand stirs

Aug. 7, 2025 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rebounded on Thursday after hitting a five-year low the previous day, and corn recovered from earlier contract lows as technical support and signs of new export demand countered the pressure of ample supplies, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit contract highs on strong cash trade

Aug. 7, 2025 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs for the second day in a row on Thursday as strong cash cattle prices and resilient consumer demand continued to fuel a rally, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters