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Pulse weekly: Canadian pea exports up in April

Jun. 10, 2025 at 10:43 am CDT

Canadian pea exports were up in April, with China the largest destination despite new trade barriers, according to the latest Statistics Canada data.

Close-up of a white steer in an Alberta feedlot.

Klassen: Stronger fed cattle markets lifts feeder complex

Jun. 10, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

China delays decision in EU pork import case amid EV tariff talks

Jun. 10, 2025 at 9:35 am CDT

By Ella Cao Reuters Ryan Woo

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats on harvest pressure; corn, soybeans end lower

Jun. 9, 2025 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Unsettled weather for Prairies

Jun. 9, 2025 at 3:39 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

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

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend record highs

Jun. 9, 2025 at 3:30 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures extended record highs on Monday while lean hogs also saw gains.

By Geralyn Wichers

Fusarium-infected wheat heads in a wheat field near Stockholm, Sask.

Experts doubt FBI’s claim that crop fungus smuggled by Chinese students is a threat

Jun. 9, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

A biological sample that a Chinese researcher was accused of smuggling into the United States and that prosecutors cast as a “dangerous biological pathogen” is a common type of fungus already widespread in U.S. crop fields that likely poses little risk to food safety, experts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.K. wheat output to swing higher in 2025/26

Jun. 9, 2025 at 1:36 pm CDT

Wheat production in the United Kingdom is forecast to turn around in 2025/26 after falling back the previous year, the United States Department of Agriculture reported on June 9.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

China wants slimmer pigs

Jun. 9, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

Chinese farmers and small firms have increasingly bought market-ready pigs from larger breeders and fattened them in a bet on higher prices, but the government is cracking down on the speculative practice to slim down hogs and stabilize the market.

By Ella Cao Lewis Jackson Reuters