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Drake Meats to build new facility

May. 21, 2025 at 11:09 am CDT

Saskatchewan meat company Drake Meats Processors Inc. will be building a new meat processing facility in Saskatoon that is expected to employ 200 local people once fully operational.

Prairie forecast: Cool and damp, then sunny and warm

May. 21, 2025 at 9:22 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Brazil chicken exporters brace for cargo rejections amid bird flu outbreak

May. 20, 2025 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Ana Mano Reuters roberto-samora

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: Wheat extends rally on crop rating drop, Chinese heat wave concerns

May. 20, 2025 at 4:09 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs, cattle mixed

May. 20, 2025 at 3:50 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Pulse weekly: Early start expected for Indian monsoon

May. 20, 2025 at 2:26 pm CDT

The onset of India’s annual southwest monsoon is expected over the next four-to-five days, which would make for the earliest start of the rainy season since 2009 and sets the stage for good crop production going forward.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Alberta seeding leaps ahead by almost 30 points

May. 20, 2025 at 11:50 am CDT

Spring planting in Alberta made a 27-point jump at 47 per cent complete during the week ended May 13, according to the latest crop report from the province. That's 21 points above the five-year average.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Bartlett to buy Ceres Global Ag Corp

May. 20, 2025 at 11:47 am CDT

Kansas City-based grain buyer Bartlett has agreed to buy Ceres Global Ag Corp.

By Geralyn Wichers

Klassen: Buying interest for feeder cattle subsides

May. 20, 2025 at 10:09 am CDT

For the week ending May 16, Western Canadian feeder markets were steady to $6 higher on average compared to seven days earlier. Heifers were relatively unchanged but steers were notably stronger, especially on replacements over 800 pounds.

By Jerry Klassen

China’s April soy imports from Brazil fall 22.2 per cent from previous year

May. 20, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

China's soybean imports from Brazil fell 22.2 per cent in April from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, as harvest delays, logistics issues and prolonged customs clearance disrupted shipments.

By Reuters