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Speculators bail out of canola long positions

Mar. 17, 2025 at 2:41 pm CDT

Fund traders were busy liquidating long positions and putting on new bearish bets in canola as tariff uncertainty from both China and the United States weighed on the futures in early March.

ANALYSIS: Carney bypasses U.S. in first trip as PM

Mar. 17, 2025 at 11:28 am CDT

By Scott Garvey

China renews export registrations for US pork, poultry plants, industry groups say

Mar. 17, 2025 at 10:19 am CDT

By Mei Mei Chu Reuters Tom Polansek and Julie Steenhuysen

A woman working inside a broiler chicken farm with numerous chicks on the ground, and automated waterers and feeders installed on the floor.

US reports first outbreak of deadly H7N9 bird flu since 2017

Mar. 17, 2025 at 10:14 am CDT

By Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with reporters

Rubio says US could engage in new trade deals after tariffs imposed

Mar. 17, 2025 at 10:06 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise as producers rush to buy

Mar. 14, 2025 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago feeder cattle futures made gains on Friday as producers snap up cattle.

By Geralyn Wichers

Carney cuts carbon tax in first move as Prime Minister

Mar. 14, 2025 at 4:37 pm CDT

Prime minister Mark Carney has eliminated the consumer carbon tax. Just hours after he and his cabinet were sworn in March 14 and held their first meeting, he made good on his election promise to cut the price on pollution.

By Karen Briere

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures ease amid trade war jitters

Mar. 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm CDT

Chicago corn futures ticked lower on Friday as concerns over trade conflicts disrupting trade flows and abundant South American supplies weighed on prices, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Higher Argentine soybean exports says USDA attaché

Mar. 14, 2025 at 2:31 pm CDT

Some adjustments to Argentine soybeans were made by the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires. While the USDA and its attaché agreed Argentina's soybean harvest for the 2024/25 marketing year is to be 49 million tonnes, the two differed on other categories. The report was issued during the week of March 10.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canadian spring wheat bids strengthen

Mar. 14, 2025 at 11:55 am CDT

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended March 13, as gains in United States futures and weakness in the Canadian dollar countered the bearish influence of the trade uncertainty overhanging the markets.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin