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As seeding nears end in Alberta, moisture becoming an issue

Jun. 2, 2025 at 11:52 am CDT

Spring planting in Alberta entered the home stretch with overall progress at 90 per cent seeded as of May 27, the province's agriculture department reported. Provincewide, the pace put Alberta farmers nine points above the five-year average.

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Weather lifts Western Canadian prices

May. 30, 2025 at 10:24 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Alberta seeding leaps ahead by almost 30 points

May. 20, 2025 at 11:50 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat stumbles on improved harvest prospects; soy steadies

May. 16, 2025 at 3:13 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

CWRS bids weaken, but basis improves

May. 16, 2025 at 3:05 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop from 10-month high as biofuel guidance pressures soyoil

May. 15, 2025 at 3:02 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures on Thursday plummeted from the previous session's 10-month high, pressured by a sharp drop in soyoil caused by concerns over U.S. biofuel targets, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still in demand at feedlots

May. 15, 2025 at 11:54 am CDT

Feed barley is still in demand at feedlots in Lethbridge, but prices will remain steady for the time being, according to a Saskatoon-area trader.

By Adam Peleshaty

Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

CBOT Weekly: Weather, new crop projections top of mind

May. 14, 2025 at 2:21 pm CDT

Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade may trade sideways in the coming weeks, while corn and wheat make gains, according to a Chicago trader.

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit three-month high on US-China trade deal, USDA report

May. 12, 2025 at 2:59 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures notched a three-month high on Monday as a truce in the U.S.-China trade war and a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture report helped prices recover to pre-trade war levels, traders and analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Tighter-than-expected stocks for 2025-26 corn, soybeans: USDA

May. 12, 2025 at 1:39 pm CDT

The United States Department of Agriculture unveiled its estimates for the 2025-26 crop year in its May world agricultural supply/demand estimates released May 12.

By Adam Peleshaty