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Seed groups agree to form modernization advisory committee

Apr. 8, 2025 at 12:02 pm CDT

Seeds Canada and the Canadian Seed Growers' Association (CSGA) say they've agreed to form a committee to advise federal officials through the ongoing process of seed regulatory modernization.

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

Klassen: Feeder market experiences volatility during U.S. tariff week

Apr. 8, 2025 at 10:11 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

WTO aims to reduce staffing costs after US funding pause

Apr. 8, 2025 at 9:50 am CDT

By emma-farge Reuters

China boosts Indian rapeseed meal purchases after tariff on Canadian canola imports

Apr. 8, 2025 at 9:39 am CDT

By rajendra-jadhav Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans and corn end higher after seesaw trading

Apr. 7, 2025 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Canadian National Railway receives arbitrator’s decision for new agreement

Apr. 7, 2025 at 3:41 pm CDT

Canadian National Railway said on Monday it had received an arbitrator's decision regarding the terms of its new collective agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 6,000 rail workers.

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Tariff machinations weigh on values

Apr. 7, 2025 at 3:09 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Monday, continuing the downtrend that started with United States reciprocal tariffs and China’s retaliatory measures.

By Glen Hallick

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Loss of markets overshadows federal election campaign

Apr. 7, 2025 at 2:17 pm CDT

Ending tariffs, or preventing any new tariffs, overshadows all other issues so far in this federal election campaign. Trade is the number one concern affecting all sectors.

By Karen Briere

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Even more corn in China, Brazil say attachés

Apr. 7, 2025 at 1:27 pm CDT

China and Brazil are to further solidify their positions as the world's number two and three corn producers, according to attache reports from the United States Department of Agriculture.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Mexico seeks to avoid retaliatory tariffs against US, but not ruling them out

Apr. 7, 2025 at 1:06 pm CDT

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government would like to avoid imposing tariffs on the United States in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans, though she said they could not be ruled out.

By Kylie Madry Raul Cortes Reuters