The CME Group's new Chicago spring wheat futures may be diluting an already thin market, says analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, North Dakota.

New Chicago spring wheat futures make thin trade thinner
Trading volumes a fraction of Minneapolis spring wheat

BASF’s agriculture arm eyes seeds and Asia as it prepares for listing
BASF's agriculture unit is aiming to expand in Asia and global seed markets as it prepares for a stock market listing in about two years, a senior executive told Reuters.

China buys Canadian, Australian wheat as heat hits crop, traders say
Chinese buyers bought between 400,000 and 500,000 metric tons of wheat from Australia and Canada in recent weeks, traders said, as heat threatens to damage crops in China's agricultural heartlands.

Nutrien paints bullish fertilizer industry picture despite poor Q1 results
Low U.S. corn profitability big threat to phosphate demand, analyst says
Nutrien offered a bullish outlook for the 2025 global fertilizer market in an analyst call on Thursday, despite issuing disappointing first-quarter results on Wednesday night.

Nutrien paints bullish fertilizer industry picture despite poor Q1 results
Low U.S. corn profitability big threat to phosphate demand, analyst says
Nutrien offered a bullish outlook for the 2025 global fertilizer market in an analyst call on Thursday, despite issuing disappointing first-quarter results on Wednesday night.

Ahead of China talks, Trump says 80 per cent tariffs ‘seems right’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that 80 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods "seems right;" making his first suggestion of a specific alternative to the 145 per cent levies he has imposed on China ahead of weekend talks to contain a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

U.S. livestock: Cattle resume climb as grilling season approaches
Chicago cattle futures resumed their climb, Thursday, as summer grilling season approaches.

U.S. grains: Soybeans up ahead of US-China talks, corn slips on good weather
Chicago soybean futures crept higher on Thursday as higher soyoil futures and hopes that upcoming U.S.-China trade talks in Switzerland could reduce trade tensions that have disrupted U.S. grain and oilseeds exports, analysts said.

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Seeding ahead of average pace
18 per cent of Saskatchewan crop planted
Saskatchewan farmers have already seeded 18 per cent of the province's projected crop as of May 5, well ahead of historical averages due to dry weather.

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Sharp drop in canola stocks
StatCan releases grain stocks as of March 31 report
Statistics Canada reported total canola stocks have plummeted over the last year. The federal agency released its grain stocks as of March 31 report on May 8. Also in the StatCan report, all wheat stocks declined moderately and there were other significant changes.