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Canadian wheat exports at record pace; canola lagging

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 31, 2025

Canadian wheat exports are running at a record pace through the first 12 weeks of the 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) marketing year, according to the latest weekly grain handling statistics from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). Meanwhile, canola exports are behind on the year and well off the average.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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Carney agrees to visit China after meeting Xi

By Reuters October 31, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to visit China after meeting with President Xi Jinping on Friday, in an encounter that may have marked a turning point but offered no breakthroughs on trade.

Crops, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: SPG looks back at harvest, ahead to trade

By Adam Peleshaty October 30, 2025

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers executive director Carl Potts said this year’s harvest had strong yields as the organization now works on international trade.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures set 15-month high after China agrees to purchases

By Reuters, Tom Polansek October 30, 2025

U.S. soybean futures reached a 15-month high on Thursday after President Donald Trump’s administration said top-importer China agreed to buy tens of millions of tons of American crops in the next few years as part of a trade truce.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures take a pause after recent slides

By Reuters, Tom Polansek October 30, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures took a breather on Thursday after falling hard recently on concerns over President Donald Trump’s push to lower U.S. beef prices, traders said. Ranchers continued to oppose Trump’s plan to boost the country’s imports of Argentine beef to reduce U.S. prices and […] Read more

Crops

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Higher yields reported for many crops

By Adam Peleshaty October 30, 2025

Most crops saw higher than average yields in Saskatchewan as few acres remained to be harvested as of Oct. 20, 2025.

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American agriculture groups call for full renewal of CUSMA trade deal

By Jonah Grignon October 30, 2025

American food and agriculture groups are calling for a full 16-year renewal of the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA).

Fertilizer Canada calls for federal interference in rail dispute

Crops, Markets

Near record September major grain deliveries: Statistics Canada

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 30, 2025

Canadian farmers made heavy deliveries of grains and oilseeds off the combine and into the commercial pipeline this September, with total deliveries of the major crops up 13.3 per cent from the same month the previous year, reported Statistics Canada.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national security issues, in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo

Markets, News, Reuters

China to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this season, Bessent says

By David Lawder, Maiya Keidan, Reuters October 30, 2025

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of American soybeans during the current season through January and has committed to buying 25 million tons annually for the next three years as part of a larger trade agreement with Beijing.

News, Reuters

Carney to meet China’s Xi in South Korea

By Reuters October 30, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon in South Korea, the prime minister’s office said on Thursday.

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