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First Manitoba crop report says seeding slightly ahead of pace

Apr. 30, 2025 at 1:10 pm CDT

Spring planting in Manitoba registered at three per cent complete in the provincial agriculture department’s first crop report of 2025. Manitoba Agriculture released the report on April 29, noting planting progress was two points ahead of the five-year average.

Prairie forecast: Here comes the summery weather

Apr. 30, 2025 at 10:41 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

China pivots to Europe for used cooking oil exports as tariffs hit shipments to US

Apr. 30, 2025 at 10:10 am CDT

By Chen Aizhu Reuters Trixie Yap

US CDC cancels science group workshop on preventing human bird flu infections

Apr. 29, 2025 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy futures drop as U.S. planting pace accelerates

Apr. 29, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle set fresh highs, lean hogs slide

Apr. 29, 2025 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago live cattle futures settled around contract highs, Tuesday, while lean hogs fell.

By Geralyn Wichers

Pulse Weekly: Seeding of Manitoba pulses getting started

Apr. 29, 2025 at 3:14 pm CDT

In Manitoba, the planting of pulse crops was barely underway during the week of April 28, said Dennis Lange, industry development pulse specialist for the province's agriculture department.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Smaller Australian wheat crop in 2025/26

Apr. 29, 2025 at 1:38 pm CDT

Australian wheat production has been projected to drop in 2025/26 by 3.11 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Canberra. The attaché projected the country’s wheat output at 31 million tonnes for the coming marketing year.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

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

Klassen: Higher packer bids enhance feeder complex

Apr. 29, 2025 at 11:59 am CDT

For the week ending April 26, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to $5 higher compared to seven days earlier.

By Jerry Klassen

Food processing plant interior with fresh pig carcasses hanging in the cold storage.

Smithfield Foods says tariffs make China unviable market for its US pork

Apr. 29, 2025 at 11:51 am CDT

China, the world's biggest pork consumer, is no longer a viable market for top U.S. pork processor Smithfield Foods due to retaliatory tariffs by Beijing, company executives said on Tuesday.

By Reuters Savyata Mishra Tom Polansek