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Pulse Weekly: Manitoba beans, peas in good shape

Jun. 25, 2025 at 4:07 pm CDT

Dry beans and field peas are in good shape so far in 2025, said Daryl Domitruk, executive director for Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn drops to more contract lows as heavy supply weighs

Jun. 25, 2025 at 2:53 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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: Prices tumble, uncertainty ahead

Jun. 25, 2025 at 2:50 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

A combine loads wheat into a truck during harvesting in a field of a local agricultural enterprise in the Cherlaksky district of the Omsk region, Russia.

Agricultural consultancy Sovecon raises 2025 Russian wheat crop forecast

Jun. 25, 2025 at 10:35 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat falls on harvest pressure; corn hits contract lows

Jun. 24, 2025 at 5:11 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tick down on technical selling, cattle mixed

Jun. 24, 2025 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures edged lower on Tuesday on technical selling after setting contract highs in the previous session as traders weighed whether a seasonal peak in cash hog prices has petered out, analysts said.

By Karl Plume Reuters

USDA notes shifts in Mexican corn

Jun. 24, 2025 at 3:24 pm CDT

Corn production in Mexico is projected to increase 6.5 per cent in 2025/26, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Mexico City reported. Meanwhile, the country’s imports are expected to dip 1.4 per cent.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Male arm count hundred dollar bills closeup.

Canada’s annual inflation unchanged at 1.7 per cent in May, core measures slightly ease

Jun. 24, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

Canada’s annual inflation rate in May was unchanged from the previous month at 1.7 per cent as a drop in gasoline costs continued to keep the overall index stable. Prices of shelter, food and transportation also cooled.

By Promit Mukherjee Reuters

Close-up of a white steer in an Alberta feedlot.

Klassen: Feeder market rally stalls on softer fed cattle market

Jun. 24, 2025 at 9:31 am CDT

For the week ending June 21, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unchanged to $10 lower on average compared to seven days earlier. However, prices for August and September delivery were unchanged from the previous week.

By Jerry Klassen