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China’s Dec imports of Canadian canola decline

Jan. 20, 2025 at 9:58 am CST

China's imports of Canadian canola, which had been surging since June, plunged in December after Beijing opened an anti-dumping investigation into the oilseed, Chinese customs data showed on Monday.

U.S. grains: Corn, soy climb on US-China optimism, Argentina weather jitters

Jan. 17, 2025 at 4:12 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs continue losses; cattle futures mixed

Jan. 17, 2025 at 3:13 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Bunge-Viterra deal ‘effectively ends competition’ says NFU

Jan. 17, 2025 at 2:56 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

High-protein wheat expected to survive tariffs

Jan. 17, 2025 at 12:06 pm CST

By Jeff Melchior

Trump tariffs would weaken loonie, then U.S. dollar

Jan. 16, 2025 at 3:29 pm CST

With Donald Trump set to become President of the United States on Jan. 20, uncertainty continues to swirl about his threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods the U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico as early as that Monday. Should Trump press ahead with his levies, the Canadian dollar would be caught up in the collateral damage.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall with grains

Jan. 16, 2025 at 3:18 pm CST

Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Thursday, as losses in the grains and oilseeds spilled into the livestock markets.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin