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Glyphosate class action moves forward in Canada

Apr. 16, 2025 at 1:16 pm CDT

Multiple law firms across the country – in Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia and elsewhere – are now recruiting Canadians to join a class action lawsuit related to Roundup and cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Bank of Canada holds rates, says tariffs could cause deep recession

Apr. 16, 2025 at 11:10 am CDT

By David Brunnstrom Promit Mukherjee Reuters

Illustration of a chicken pulling a bird flu virus.

How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains

Apr. 16, 2025 at 10:24 am CDT

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect

China Q1 pork output rises 1.2 per cent year-over-year, oversupply pressures persist

Apr. 16, 2025 at 10:07 am CDT

By Reuters

Prairie forecast: Temperature rollercoaster to continue

Apr. 16, 2025 at 9:27 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip from highs on weak export demand, trade tensions

Apr. 15, 2025 at 3:56 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting a seven-week high, under pressure from weak demand from top buyer China amid an escalating trade war and Brazil's bumper soybean harvest.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs continue upward trend

Apr. 15, 2025 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago cattle and lean hogs made gains almost across the board, continuing yesterday’s upward trend.

By Geralyn Wichers

Next government must help Canadian pork sector through Chinese tariffs says meat council

Apr. 15, 2025 at 3:18 pm CDT

Federal parties must recognize the losses Canada’s pork sector will face from Chinese tariffs, says Chris White, president and CEO of the Canadian Meat Council (CMC).

By Jonah Grignon

Klassen: Feeder market returns to historical highs

Apr. 15, 2025 at 1:36 pm CDT

For the week ending April 12, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded stead to as much as $10 higher compared to seven days earlier. The market has fully recovered from U.S. tariff uncertainty. Strength in the fed cattle market and healthy feeding margins continue drive replacement prices upward.

By Jerry Klassen

Improved yields to increase Indonesia palm oil output

Apr. 15, 2025 at 12:44 pm CDT

Palm oil production in Indonesia is expected to rise in 2025/26 to 47 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attache in Jakarta. Such would be a 1.50 million-tonne increase from the attache's estimate of 45.50 million tonnes produced in 2024/25.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm