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Title card showing federal election candidates who will speak at the CFA's election debate.

Federal candidates talk tariffs, trade, climate change and red tape at agricultural debate

Apr. 17, 2025 at 1:35 pm CDT

Follow along for the Western Producer's live coverage of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture's federal election agriculture debate.

Feed Grain Weekly: More grain purchased before seeding starts

Apr. 17, 2025 at 12:26 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

American and Chinese flags flying on a backdrop of blue sky.

Who is likely to win a trade war between the U.S, China?

Apr. 17, 2025 at 11:55 am CDT

By Sean Pratt

China says it will ignore US ‘tariff numbers game’

Apr. 17, 2025 at 10:11 am CDT

By Reuters

IGC raises world corn crop forecast, trims wheat

Apr. 17, 2025 at 10:05 am CDT

By Reuters

Bayer CEO: targeting US state regulation to stem glyphosate costs

Apr. 17, 2025 at 10:03 am CDT

Bayer is lobbying U.S. states to adjust their regulatory framework in its battle to wind down costly litigation over its weed killer glyphosate, the German chemicals company's CEO said in a draft speech released on Thursday.

By Reuters

ICE canola weekly outlook: Tightening supplies supportive

Apr. 16, 2025 at 4:11 pm CDT

ICE Futures canola contracts remained in a steady uptrend during the week ended April 16 despite the ongoing global tariff uncertainty, hitting their highest levels of the past year on a nearby weekly chart.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT Weekly: Easter rains could spring delays on planting progress

Apr. 16, 2025 at 4:10 pm CDT

With the United States weather forecast calling for rain on April 18 and 21, planting progress could come to a quick stop, said broker Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net in Chicago.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canadian cattle in a feedlot with a cowboy in the background.

U.S. livestock: Cattle contracts climb ahead of cattle on feed report

Apr. 16, 2025 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hogs made healthy gains on Wednesday ahead of this month's cattle on feed report.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weaker dollar; tariff threats priced in

Apr. 16, 2025 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures gained strength on Wednesday from a weaker dollar and a report that China would be open to trade negotiations with the U.S., though big supplies from South America and nearly nonexistent Chinese demand for U.S. beans continued to loom over the market, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters