Heath MacDonald was sworn in as minister of agriculture and agri-food as Prime Minister Mark Carney chose his cabinet on May 13.
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Heath MacDonald in as agriculture minister
Previous minister Blois out despite popularity among agriculture groups
Klassen: Feedlot operators become cautious on purchases
For the week ending May 10, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Quality packages of lighter calves were priced $10-$15 above week ago levels. Many auction barns are only holding sales every two or three weeks at this time of year with limited numbers on offer. This made the market hard to define in certain weight categories.
U.S. farmers say Brazil still has edge in China’s soybean market despite trade truce
A surprising tariff pause between Beijing and Washington will not help U.S. farmers gain soy sales in China without additional concessions, producers said, because top-supplier Brazil still has a competitive price advantage.
Staff exodus at U.S. farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu
Animal disease unit of USDA has lost 16 per cent of staff
Chicago/Washington | Reuters – Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration’s push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks. The departures come as the country […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures reach new contract highs
Chicago cattle futures hit new contract highs, while boxed beef prices were lower.
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit three-month high on US-China trade deal, USDA report
Chicago soybean futures notched a three-month high on Monday as a truce in the U.S.-China trade war and a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture report helped prices recover to pre-trade war levels, traders and analysts said.
Tighter-than-expected stocks for 2025-26 corn, soybeans: USDA
USDA gives first glance at 2025-26 estimates
The United States Department of Agriculture unveiled its estimates for the 2025-26 crop year in its May world agricultural supply/demand estimates released May 12.
Gene edited pig gets green light in America
Pork made from gene-edited pigs could soon be on supermarket shelves in Canada.
U.S. and China reach deal to temporarily slash tariffs
‘Very positive news’ for countries’, global economies says analyst
The U.S. and China announced they'd reached a deal to temporarily cut tariffs in a move that offered a reprieve to global economies.
U.S. suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over New World screwworm
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Sunday said she is suspending imports of live cattle, horses and bison through the southern U.S. border over the damaging pest New World screwworm, a measure that immediately drew opposition from Mexico.