Markets
A new potential U.S.-China trade deal and the surprise release of the WASDE report attracted the trade’s attention during the week ended Nov. 5, 2025.
CBOT Weekly: Analysts examine new trade deal, upcoming WASDE report
North American grain/oilseed review: Canola steadies Wednesday
Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures settled within 50 cents of unchanged in the most active months on Wednesday, lacking any clear direction as the market consolidated after seeing large price swings in recent sessions. Gains in the Chicago soy complex provided underlying support, as the markets in the United States reacted to news China […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices up in most areas
Cash prices for spring wheat and durum across the Canadian Prairies were mostly higher during the week ended Nov. 4. As Minneapolis spring wheat stepped back, there was a modest increase in Kansas City hard red while Chicago soft red was up sharply.
ICE canola narrowly mixed at midday
Glacier FarmMedia — The ICE Futures canola market was narrowly mixed at midday Wednesday, seeing some consolidation after the large price swings of recent sessions. Gains in Chicago soybeans and soyoil provided spillover support. European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil futures were holding relatively steady. The January canola contract touched its 50-day moving average to […] Read more
Bunge beats profit estimates on strong processing margins, Viterra boost
Bunge Global topped Wall Street estimates for third-quarter adjusted profit on Wednesday with the closing of its acquisition of Viterra in July boosting volumes as oilseed processing margins improved, sending shares up 2.6 per cent.
ICE canola finds upside
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were slightly higher on Wednesday following losses on Tuesday. Chicago soyoil and Malaysian palm oil were down, while European rapeseed was up. Crude oil also showed losses after reports of gains in United States stockpiles. The Canadian dollar lost more than one-tenth of a U.S. cent […] Read more
Global Markets: Federal budget released
Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government released their first budget on Tuesday. It included about C$1 trillion in investment and posts a deficit over C$78 billion. The “Canada Strong” budget was touted as a “plan to transform our […] Read more
Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie falling back
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar continued its decline on Wednesday morning, following the federal government introducing its budget. As of 8:41 am CST, the loonie was at US$0.7078 or US$1=C$1.4126 compared to Tuesday’s close of US$0.7097 or US$1=C$1.4090. Introduced in the House of Commons on Tuesday, the Liberal budget […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back, hogs continue slide
Chicago cattle futures fell back on Tuesday. Hogs continued to slide. Most-active December live cattle futures closed at 227.775 cents a pound, down 4.425 cents. February contracts lost 5.025 cents to settle at 225.375 cents per pound. Most-active January feeder contracts lost 7.300 cents to close at 329.225 cents a pound. March feeders settled at […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat after rally, wheat holds at three-month high
U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday, retreating from a 16-month high hit a day earlier, as traders awaited Chinese purchases of U.S. cargoes following last week’s trade truce agreed by the world’s two largest economies.
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