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Canada’s beef sector got more bad bovine tuberculosis news Feb. 25 after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said their investigation into a case confirmed November 2024 had yielded more infections. PHOTO: LISA GUENTHER

U.S. livestock: Futures fall, boxed beef prices up

By Adam Peleshaty May 15, 2025

Cattle futures tumbled farther off the contract highs hit earlier in the week on Thursday. Profit taking, as well as comments from Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King that cattle herds were “very close” to a rebuild at a conference on Wednesday, caused August live cattle futures to fall and that pressure continued on Thursday. The […] Read more

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

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans, Winter Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop from 10-month high as biofuel guidance pressures soyoil

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters May 15, 2025

Chicago soybean futures on Thursday plummeted from the previous session's 10-month high, pressured by a sharp drop in soyoil caused by concerns over U.S. biofuel targets, traders said.

Heath MacDonald, left, is sworn in as federal agriculture minister at Rideau Hall in Ottawa May 13. Photo: Reuters

General, News

New agriculture minister hopes to engage farmers

Heath MacDonald says interprovincial trade and Pest Management Regulatory Agency reform are among his priorities

By Jonah Grignon May 15, 2025

New federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald hopes to engage farmers across Canada on the issues that matter most.

Barley, Corn, Livestock, Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still in demand at feedlots

Barley prices to stay put for now: trader

By Adam Peleshaty May 15, 2025

Feed barley is still in demand at feedlots in Lethbridge, but prices will remain steady for the time being, according to a Saskatoon-area trader.

Crops, News

Seeding at halfway mark in Saskatchewan

Good weather aids planting

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 15, 2025

Favourable weather has allowed Saskatchewan farmers to make good seeding progress, with 49 per cent of intended acres in the ground as of May 12, according to the latest provincial report. That's up from 31 per cent the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 32 per cent.

File photo of a John Deere X9 combine. (Deere.ca)

Machinery, News

Deere tops second-quarter estimates, trims annual profit forecast

Shares up five per cent

By Reuters May 15, 2025

Deere & Co cut the lower end of its annual profit forecast on Thursday but topped Wall Street expectations for second-quarter results aided by cost-saving measures and inventory management, sending its shares up five per cent.

Lisa Dempster, shown here at right in 2018, is Newfoundland and Labrador’s new minister for fisheries, forestry and agriculture. Photo: Gov.nl.ca

General, News

New ag minister named for Newfoundland and Labrador

Hogan appoints Labrador MHA Lisa Dempster to post

By Dave Bedard May 15, 2025

Lisa Dempster, the MHA for the southeastern Labrador riding of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair, was sworn in on May 9 as the province's minister for fisheries, forestry and agriculture.

Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture notes that cattle can be exposed to anthrax spores when sloughs and potholes dry up. Photo: Alexis Stockford

Livestock, News

Anthrax found in Saskatchewan cattle

Lab results have confirmed that cattle in northwestern Saskatchewan died of anthrax.

By Jeff Melchior May 15, 2025

Lab results have confirmed that cattle in northwestern Saskatchewan died of anthrax.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures backtrack from record highs

By Reuters, Tom Polansek May 14, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled on Wednesday after climbing to records on dwindling U.S. supplies.

News

Industry welcomes Heath MacDonald as new agriculture minister

By Jonah Grignon May 14, 2025

Agriculture groups across Canada are congratulating Heath MacDonald on his new role as federal agriculture minister.

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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