Feed barley prices in Western Canada were strengthening in early February, although activity was somewhat limited given the threat of tariffs from the United States still overhanging the North American markets.

Feed grain update: Barley bids edge up amid trade uncertainty
Tightening stocks supportive

CBOT Weekly: Tariff threats eclipse USDA report
Trump talks bring pressure to crop prices
Tariff threats from United States President Donald Trump overshadowed the USDA's monthly supply/demand estimates during the week ended Feb. 12, 2025.

U.S. wheat, world grain stocks tighten: USDA
Less supply by end of marketing year
Projected world grain stocks, as well as those for United States wheat, are set to tighten according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly supply/demand report released on Feb. 11, 2025.

Speculators exit short positions in canola
Net short smallest since 2023
Speculative fund traders were busy covering bearish bets and putting on new long positions during the first few days of February, taking the net short position in canola to its smallest level since September 2023, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures sag on renewed U.S. tariff worries
Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybean and wheat futures weakened on Friday on renewed worries that trade disputes could hurt demand for U.S. farm products, analysts said.

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Canola stocks shrink, wheat nudges up
StatCan issues stock report
With a decline of 19.2 per cent, total canola stocks in Canada dropped from a year ago, while all wheat stocks bumped up 0.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Feb. 7.

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump on Black Sea crop worries, short covering
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to their highest level since October on Thursday as cold weather stoked concerns about potential crop damage in the Black Sea region, analysts said.

Feed Grain Weekly: Markets uncertain after tariff delays
Corn prices could rise if tariffs are imposed
Despite the delay in U.S. President Donald Trump's planned tariffs, there is plenty of uncertainty in the Western Canadian feed grain market.

Mexico formally repeals restrictions on GM corn after trade panel ruling
Mexico City | Reuters – Mexico’s government has repealed previous restrictions on genetically-modified (GM) corn for human use, as well for livestock and industrial uses, according to a notice on Thursday in the official gazette. The United States, which for decades has exported large volumes of GM yellow corn to Mexican buyers, had objected to […] Read more

U.S. Grains: Soybean, corn futures fall on improving Argentina weather forecast
Rains benefit dry Argentine crop areas
Chicago Board of Trade grain and soy futures backpedaled from their highest prices in months on Wednesday as weather forecasts improved in Argentina, analysts said.