Canada's trade deficit narrowed to C$506 million in March, beating expectations as imports fell at a faster rate than the drop in exports, data showed on Tuesday.
Canada’s trade deficit narrows in March
Exports to U.S. dropped 6.6 per cent, almost compensated by exports to rest of the world
U.S. livestock: Cattle set fresh highs, hogs dip
Chicago cattle futures gained fresh highs on Monday while lean hog futures slumped.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as traders await US-China trade talks
Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday as traders awaited updates on possible U.S.-China trade talks amid mounting competition from Brazil, traders said.
Grain, oilseed millers’ sales, volumes projected to decline in 2025
Ongoing trade tensions, U.S. policy reviews make oilseed demand difficult to gauge says FCC
Grain and oilseed millers are predicted to see sales, volumes and margins decline in 2025 according to Farm Credit Canada's food and beverage report.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle gallop to new highs on record cash prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures stormed to contract highs on Friday, as tight U.S. supplies drove cash prices to records this week, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid hopes for easing US-China trade tensions
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Friday amid hopes for a thaw in U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China, the world's top importer of the oilseed, analysts said.
Industry believes green pea supplies are over-reported
Analysts say crop insurance data and high prices indicate that stocks of the crop are higher than Statistics Canada is reporting
Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst. “Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.
Alberta MP to resign so Poilievre can run for seat
Alberta farmer and Conservative MP Damien C. Kurek has announced he will resign so unseated party leader Pierre Poilievre can run in his riding in a by-election.
USDA attaché projects more wheat than AAFC in 2025/26
Ottawa desk a pinch lower on harvested area
At 35.67 million tonnes of all wheat in 2025/26, the United States Department Agriculture attache in Ottawa came in 1.12 million tonnes more than the preliminary estimate from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices mixed on lower U.S. futures
Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mixed during the week ended May 1, while those for amber durum fell back.
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