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Jun. 5, 2025 at 1:38 pm CDT

Farmers in Saskatchewan have virtually wrapped up their spring seeding for 2025, with the provincial agriculture department reporting the crops were 97 per cent planted as of June 2. That's up nine points on the week, three ahead of this time last year and two above the five-year average.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jun. 5, 2025 at 9:45 am CDT

China has blocked Canada's request to set up a dispute panel to review additional import duties by China on certain Canadian farming products and fish, a Geneva-based trade official said on June 5.

By Reuters

Jun. 4, 2025 at 3:55 pm CDT

Greg Cherewyk was pleased with the final communique that came out of the first ministers' conference in Saskatoon on June 2. The statement noted the federal government's commitment to resolving trade issues with China.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jun. 4, 2025 at 3:32 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange made substantial gains on Wednesday, aided by a weaker United States dollar. The August live cattle contract gained US$2.600 per hundredweight and ended the day at US$212.350. The August feeder cattle contract rose by a similar amount, gaining US$2.650/cwt. to close at US$303.875. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Jun. 4, 2025 at 3:16 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures rose more than one per cent on Wednesday as signs of a hardening conflict between Ukraine and Russia and worries about dryness in China appeared to spark a round of short-covering, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters