Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures plummeted on Friday as trade restrictions announced by China and escalating rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump cooled hopes of a resolution to a standoff between Washington and Beijing.
U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress
Alberta harvest wrapping up: report
Harvest operations advanced to 96 per cent complete in Alberta as of Oct. 7, with only a few late-seeded cereal and canola fields remaining, according to the latest provincial crop report.
U.S. agricultural trade in a widening deficit, study shows
U.S. agricultural imports now exceed exports and the deficit is expected to worsen, according to a study from the University of Illinois.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices rise as harvest ends
Despite weaker U.S. futures, Western Canadian wheat prices increased during the week ended Oct. 9, 2025.
Canadian agriculture minister MacDonald headed to Mexico
Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, will lead a ministerial mission to Mexico next week, Oct. 14-17.
Farmers, traders ‘flying blind’ as U.S. shutdown blocks key crop data
U.S. data vital to global grain and soybean trading has gone dark during the country’s federal government shutdown, leaving commodity traders and farmers without crop production estimates, export sales data and market reports during the peak of the autumn harvest.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise to new highs on tight supply, strong cash prices
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rallied on Thursday to a record high on strong cash market prices and tight supplies linked to the U.S. suspension of Mexican imports due to the spread of screwworm south of the border. Live cattle followed feeders higher, posting new contract highs in deferred contract […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans slip on profit-taking, China trade worries
U.S. soybean futures retreated on Thursday after two days of gains, pressured by profit taking and technical selling and on growing concerns about a promised farmer aid package and a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade negotiations.
Ample supplies and improved livestock sector to boost Canadian feed sector: FCC
Abundant feed grain supplies and improved profitability for the livestock sector should support strong feed demand and sales through the winter, says a new report from Farm Credit Canada.
Feed Grain Weekly: Elevators offering higher prices for barley
Elevators in northern Alberta are offering higher prices for feed barley than in feedlots around Lethbridge, said an Edmonton-based analyst.
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