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New Chinese tariffs “devastating” to Canadian ag sector

Mar. 10, 2025 at 9:51 am CDT

A new trade war front opened over the weekend as China announced stiff tariffs on Canadian canola oil, meal, peas, pork and other commodities late Friday. Canadian industry groups decried the move and are calling on the federal government to intervene.

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U.S. grains: Corn futures end higher, extending rally on tariff relief

Mar. 7, 2025 at 5:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb to end week

Mar. 7, 2025 at 3:08 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Trump says Canada, Mexico tariff reprieve is short-term move, duties may rise over time

Mar. 7, 2025 at 12:03 pm CST

By David Lawder Reuters Susan Heavey

Canada suspends imports from biggest US pork processing plant

Mar. 7, 2025 at 10:47 am CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Bottles of Roundup herbicide on a shelf.

Bayer tells US it could halt Roundup weedkiller sales over legal risks

Mar. 7, 2025 at 9:03 am CST

Bayer has told U.S. lawmakers it could stop selling Roundup weedkiller unless they can strengthen legal protection against product liability litigation.

By Ludwig Burger Patricia Weiss Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat climb as Mexico earns tariff reprieve

Mar. 6, 2025 at 5:39 pm CST

Chicago corn futures surged nearly two per cent on Thursday as trade tensions cooled with Mexico, the top buyer of U.S. corn, after President Donald Trump temporarily suspended steep tariffs that he had imposed on Mexico this week.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Oats swinging higher, but rangebound

Mar. 6, 2025 at 3:22 pm CST

As oat futures fluctuate on the Chicago Board of Trade, they remain rangebound, said Progressive Ag analyst Tom Lilja in Fargo, N.D. However, to Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask. there’s a disconnect between those futures and cash prices for oats.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Mixed movement in meat futures

Mar. 6, 2025 at 3:20 pm CST

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Cattle prices showed small declines while hog prices sharply rose at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday. United States President Donald Trump announced that certain imports from Mexico which fall under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement will see tariffs delayed until April 2. Canada was also […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Feed Grains Weekly: Prices feeling the tariff pressure

Mar. 6, 2025 at 1:53 pm CST

Even before tariffs were imposed by United States President Donald Trump on March 4, the levies were having an impact on Western Canadian feed grain prices, said Jay Janzen of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm