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Klassen: Feeder market finds support

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News 8 hours ago

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $2 lower while calves traded $3 higher to as much as $8 lower. Adverse weather across much of the U.S. Midwest set a negative tone on both sides of the border. U.S. feeder cattle markets were down US$3-$6 from seven days earlier. Corn futures […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year peak as rains stall planting

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News 10 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed for a sixth straight session on Monday and touched their highest level in nearly a year as rainy Midwest weather and waterlogged fields stoked concerns about reduced plantings and lower yields for the crop. Wheat jumped to a three-month high on delayed spring wheat planting in the […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as market assesses trade battles

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News 10 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed mixed on Monday as traders weighed positive news of easing trade tensions with Mexico and Canada against signs that trade ties with China are worsening. The U.S. struck deals last week to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from […] Read more

Crops

New federal standard to expand beer ingredient options

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News 23 hours ago

More variety in allowable ingredients and more requirements for declarations are now part of the federal rules on what can be called beer in Canada. The federal government on May 1 announced “modernized” beer standards under Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) — the rules laying out the requirements to be met by a product […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Input Capital steps back from mortgage expansion plans

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News 1 day ago

Up against the current canola market, “commodity streaming” firm Input Capital has put off plans to ramp up its mortgage business with canola growers. The publicly traded Regina company in February announced a “comprehensive review of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value” and said it was in “an ongoing search for appropriate scalable sources of […] Read more

Weather

Today’s precipitation

By Staff, GFM Network News 1 day ago

Data and maps from weather stations across the Prairies are available to Glacier FarmMedia members at the WeatherFarm website, where you can also sign up for a daily forecast email for your area. On the go? Get the WeatherFarm mobile app, available for iPhone and Android devices. To learn more about the CoCoRaHS system that generates these […] Read more

General, Machinery & Shop, Markets, Reuters

Canada vows ‘full steam ahead’ on ratifying trade pact

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will move quickly to ratify the new North American trade pact, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday, a day after the United States agreed to lift tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. U.S. President Donald Trump had imposed the global “Section 232” tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise as Japan drops U.S. beef import curbs

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed higher on Friday, buoyed by news that Japan will eliminate long-held restrictions on U.S. beef imports, traders said. The agreement reopens full beef trade after Japan in 2003 banned U.S. beef over concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which roiled […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Japan opens doors to full access of U.S. beef imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Washington | Reuters — Japan has agreed to eliminate its long-held restrictions on U.S. beef imports, opening full access to U.S. cattle products after more than 15 years, the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement on Friday. “The new terms, which take effect immediately, allow U.S. products from all cattle, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn extends rally, wheat touches six-week high

By P.j. Huffstutter, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures extended their rally on Friday, jumping to a four-month high, as forecasts of heavy rain sweeping a wide path across the U.S. Midwest next week fuelled concerns about worsening planting delays. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn prices rose for the fifth session, trading through its 100-day moving […] Read more

Klassen: Feeder market finds support

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year peak as rains stall planting

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as market assesses trade battles

GFM Network News

Klassen: Feeder market finds support

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year peak as rains stall planting

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as market assesses trade battles

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Klassen: Feeder market finds support

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year peak as rains stall planting

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as market assesses trade battles

New federal standard to expand beer ingredient options

Input Capital steps back from mortgage expansion plans

Today’s precipitation

Canada vows ‘full steam ahead’ on ratifying trade pact

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise as Japan drops U.S. beef import curbs

Japan opens doors to full access of U.S. beef imports

U.S. grains: Corn extends rally, wheat touches six-week high

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