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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat on profit taking

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters January 14, 2026

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures slid on Wednesday on a round of profit taking following multi-month highs set during the previous session, analysts said. Cattle futures had climbed the previous day on a tight cattle supply and strong packer demand. “We were fairly overbought in the short term, so you saw […] Read more

Canola, Markets

ICE Weekly: All eyes on Carney in China

By Adam Peleshaty January 14, 2026

Jamie Wilton, trader for RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg, said he and the canola trade is watching and waiting while Prime Minister Mark Carney visits China this week.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

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

CBOT Weekly: Expect sideways trading for now

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 14, 2026

Look for trading of soybeans, corn and wheat at the Chicago Board of Trade remain sideways for the balance of January, perhaps longer, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill.

Ripening saskatoon berries. Photo: Weisschr/Getty Images Plus

Crops, News

Researcher tackles tricky traits of saskatoon berry for future variety development

By Geralyn Wichers January 14, 2026

A University of Saskatchewan researcher seeks to catagorize varieties of the saskatoon berry — a fruit historically difficult to breed due to its complex genetic makeup.

A snowy pasture scene in eastern Manitoba. Photo: Geralyn Wichers

Weather

Prairie forecast: Mild start before winter pushes back in

By Daniel Bezte January 14, 2026

For this forecast period, we are starting with a fairly sharp ridge of high pressure over Western Canada and a deep trough of low pressure over Ontario. This setup will keep Alberta and the western half of Saskatchewan in milder air, while Manitoba sees a quick return to more winter-like temperatures.

FranceAgriMer raised its outlook for soft wheat stocks at the end of 2025/26 to 2.80 million tons from 2.74 million. Photo: Greg Berg

Markets, Reuters

FranceAgriMer cuts non-EU wheat export forecast and raises EU shipments

By Reuters January 14, 2026

Farm office FranceAgriMer on Wednesday cut its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European Union in 2025/26, to 7.50 million metric tons from 7.60 million expected last month, but still more than double the volume shipped in 2024/25.

Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie CWRS wheat bids firm to start 2026

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 14, 2026

Canada Western Red Spring wheat bids moved higher in early January, as support from a weaker Canadian dollar countered the bearish influence of small declines for spring wheat futures in the United States.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney receives flowers from Lu You Ci, 11, upon his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, during the first visit by a Canadian Prime Minister to China since 2017, in Beijing, China January 14, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

News, Reuters

China’s 2025 Canadian import slump to remind visiting Carney of economic stakes

By Maria Cheng, Reuters, Ryan Woo January 14, 2026

China bought fewer goods from Canada last year for the first time since 2020, according to Chinese data released on the same day as Prime Minister Mark Carney starts his China visit.

The USDA and AAFC differ on Canada’s canola ending stocks for 2025/26, while an analyst says both agencies are wrong. Photo: Greg Berg

Canola, Markets, News

Large gap in canola ending stocks between AAFC, USDA

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 13, 2026

There’s a 760,000-tonne difference in the ending stocks for Canada’s 2025/26 canola crop respectively estimated by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the United States Department of Agriculture. Aside from that, the canola data from AAFC and the USDA remain quite similar.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rally

By Geralyn Wichers January 13, 2026

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures rallied on Tuesday. Most-active April live cattle gained 2.900 cents to close at 238.975 cents a pound. February live cattle settled at 237.250 cents a pound, up 2.000 cents. Most-traded March feeder cattle gained 5.950 cents to settle at 362.125 cents per pound. April feeders closed at 360.600 […] Read more

Daily Network News

Trump tells farmers that tractor companies should lower prices

Get farmers in on federal water security strategy planning, CFA says

U.S. finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27, cuts RINS for foreign feedstocks

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