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Organic soybeans and most varieties of wheat are selling at a substantial premium compared to their conventional counterparts. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Uruguay’s soybean contributions rank 11th in the world

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 11, 2025

Most often when one thinks of South American soybeans, Brazil and Argentina spring to mind. After all, they are the number one and three soybean producers in the world. But Uruguay is among three other somewhat significant soybean growers on the continent.

Cereals, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Movement in cash prices mixed

Most spring wheat rises, durum slightly lower

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 11, 2025

While Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher during the week ended April 10, those for amber durum eased back.

Two hog barns in Northwest Iowa, USA. Photo: DS70/Getty Images Plus

Livestock

Tariff uncertainty reminiscent of COVID era says Iowa pork producer

U.S. hog group lobbied the Canadian government for exemption from counter-tariffs

By Geralyn Wichers April 11, 2025

An Iowa pork producer says the ebb and flow of tariffs has introduced major uncertainty into his sector. “The goal posts keep getting moved,” said Aaron Juergens.

News, Reuters

WTO chiefs past and present demand rapid reform to keep global free trade alive

By Emma Farge, Olivia Le Poidevin, Reuters April 11, 2025

A former World Trade Organization boss has said the future terms of global trade, rocked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping protectionist tariffs, could be decided outside the 30-year-old international watchdog unless it reforms itself fast.

Canadian farm groups speak out on tariffs

News, Reuters

China expands access for Spanish pork as trade tensions with US mount

By Reuters April 11, 2025

China has signed two agricultural trade protocols with Spain covering pork and cherries as the world's second largest economy acts to bolster ties with the European Union amid an escalating trade war between Beijing and the U.S.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans continue to climb on USDA numbers, tariff delays

By Renee Hickman, Reuters April 10, 2025

Chicago soybean futures extended gains on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its monthly supply and demand numbers, and delays to some U.S. and European Union tariffs eased concerns about U.S. crop exports.

Photo: Piotr Swat/SOPA Images via Reuters Connect

Machinery, Reuters

CNH Industrial names James Nickolas as CFO

By Reuters April 10, 2025

Tractor maker CNH Industrial on Thursday named James Nickolas as its new chief financial officer, succeeding company veteran Oddone Incisa.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Losses for cattle, upswing in hog prices

By Glen Hallick April 10, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, while those for lean hogs were higher. The June live cattle contract retreated 3.175 cents at 195.200 cents per pound. May feeder cattle futures dropped 2.900 cents at 275.300 cents per pound. The USDA reported wholesale boxed beef prices were lower […] Read more

“But we lost a lot of acres… which suggests to me that some organic guys have let some of their organics land go. And they are growing canola on the side,” says Laura Telford. Photo: Greg Berg

Canola, Markets

Global rapeseed/canola production dips in April report

USDA lowers output for EU, India

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 10, 2025

World production of rapeseed/canola for 2024/25 was trimmed by almost 0.53 per cent on April 10, when the United States Department of Agriculture released its World Agricultural Production report.

Organic growers have watched conventional crop prices rise over the past few months which has cut into their premiums. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Cereals, Corn, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

CBOT Weekly: April S/D report generates few changes

Trump tariffs on, off days prior to report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 10, 2025

Very little changed in the monthly supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture on April 10 from its March estimates, including the note at the top stating the data considered the trade policies at the time of publication.

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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