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Bison rest from the summer heat in a paddock in the southern Interlake of Manitoba.

Prairie forecast: Sunny and warm with a chance of rain

Jul. 30, 2025 at 10:42 am CDT

This forecast period is looking much more stable and predictable as a large area of high pressure dominates the Prairie region.

Changes to Manitoba’s spring wheat: crop report

Jul. 30, 2025 at 10:42 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Overhead shot of a grain cargo ship at a pier.

Bangladesh to buy 220,000 tons of U.S. wheat to cool tariff tension

Jul. 30, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

By Reuters Ruma Paul

Locusts gathered on the end of a plant stem.

Locusts spread in Ukraine’s south as war disrupts control measures

Jul. 30, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

By Reuters

Facade of Bank of Canada during summer day

Bank of Canada holds rates steady and says global trade war risk has eased

Jul. 30, 2025 at 9:47 am CDT

By David Ljunggren Promit Mukherjee Reuters

Pulse Weekly: Most lentil prices lower as focus changes to new crop

Jul. 29, 2025 at 5:54 pm CDT

Lentil prices on the Canadian Prairies eased back during the week ended July 28, said Levon Sargsyan, broker with Johnston’s Grain. Sargsyan noted that’s due to the recent rains that brought relief to some of the dry areas of the region.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

View of cattle's backs through the bars of a gate.

U.S. livestock: Cattle climb on low inventory, anticipated tariffs

Jul. 29, 2025 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures continued to climb, Tuesday, on anticipated tariffs on Brazilian beef and low herd numbers.

By Geralyn Wichers

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: Corn, soy futures extend slide on milder weather forecasts

Jul. 29, 2025 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday for a third straight session as forecasts for cooler Midwest temperatures this week and continued periodic rains reinforced expectations for ample U.S. harvests, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Less rain, more wheat: How Australian farmers defied climate doom

Jul. 29, 2025 at 5:04 pm CDT

Australia's gains in wheat farm productivity have exceeded those in the United States, Canada and Europe and continue to rise while those of other developed markets slow or reverse.

By Peter Hobson Reuters

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

Canada says Australia has re-opened market access for beef and beef products

Jul. 29, 2025 at 1:30 pm CDT

Australia has lifted a 22-year-old ban on the import of Canadian beef and beef products, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a statement on Tuesday.

By Reuters