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U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy

Aug. 22, 2025 at 2:20 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans rose further on Friday to a two-month peak as brisk weekly exports, hopes that China will revert to buying U.S. crops and a rally in soyoil offset supply pressure from favorable U.S. field conditions.

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat higher, U.S. futures down

Aug. 22, 2025 at 12:11 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

French maize ratings slip again; wheat harvest complete

Aug. 22, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on technical trading, bargain buying

Aug. 21, 2025 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally peters out on position squaring

Aug. 21, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

barley field in Sundre, Alberta. File Photo

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley seeing low prices, demand

Aug. 21, 2025 at 12:48 pm CDT

Feed barley prices continue to have an advantage over feed corn and prices may go lower, said one trader.

By Adam Peleshaty

2025/26 canola production jumps nearly 13 per cent

Aug. 21, 2025 at 11:53 am CDT

There were sharp changes in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s estimates for the 2025/26 canola crop when it came to production and ending stocks. AAFC has now pegged canola output at 20.10 million tonnes, up 12.9 per cent from its July forecast. Also, the oilseed’s carryout was doubled from last month to now 2.20 million tonnes.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Sunset over growing soybean plants in a field.

Crop tour finds strong corn, soy potential along with diseases in Illinois, western Iowa

Aug. 21, 2025 at 9:54 am CDT

Corn yield potential and soybean prospects are significantly above average across Illinois and western Iowa, though plant diseases could threaten final yields, scouts on an annual crop tour of the Midwest said on Wednesday.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

India imports canola oil after 5 years as local prices surge

Aug. 21, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

India bought canola oil for delivery in August for the first time in nearly five years, as local prices hit a three and a half-year high, making overseas purchases lucrative, industry officials told Reuters.

By rajendra-jadhav Reuters

beef cattle in a feedlot in Western Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue rally on constrained supply

Aug. 20, 2025 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose for the fourth session in a row on Wednesday, as a continued tight supply of cattle and resilient consumer demand for beef boosted futures, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters