Global markets

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Airstrikes on Iran by the United States over the weekend initially sent energy markets climbing higher, but crude oil was backing away from its highs by Monday morning.   North Dakota declared a statewide disaster on Saturday […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The foreign ministers for France, Germany and the United Kingdom are scheduled to meet with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva on Friday. The meeting comes after United States President Donald Trump […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that the value of the country’s farm sector equity by the end of 2024, increased 4.9 per cent at C$832.5 billion. StatCan said total liabilities increased […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Israel and Iran continued to attack each other through late Tuesday and early Wednesday, as the United States moved to step up its presence in the Middle East. Also, U.S. President […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States President Donald Trump left the G7 summit Monday night, returning to Washington to deal with the escalating war between Iran and Israel. A joint communique from the G7 called […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Just prior to Monday’s kickoff of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with United States President Donald Trump. Amid reports of draft trade deals […] Read more

Israel attacked the Iranian capital of Tehran last night, targeting the country’s nuclear program and killing two of the country’s top military officers.

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Department of Agriculture will release its June supply/demand estimates later today. Trade estimates show that ending stocks for both old and new crop U.S. corn are expected to be trimmed, while soybeans […] Read more

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association sent a letter to Senators and other policy makers in Ottawa on Tuesday urging them to consider the long-term effects of Bill C-202.

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States corn crop was 97 per cent as of June 8, on track with the five-year average, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Emergence was at 90 per cent, two points above […] Read more