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Canadian Financial Close: Loonie unchanged, retail sales down in January

By GFM Network News March 21, 2025

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar stayed put on Friday. The loonie ended the day at US$0.6970 or US$1=C$1.4347, same as on Thursday. Statistics Canada reported earlier today that retail sales in January were down 0.6 per cent at C$69.8 billion mainly due to declines in the auto sector. StatCan also projected a 0.4 […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle fall, hogs rise

By Geralyn Wichers March 21, 2025

Chicago cattle futures rose, then plummeted to end the day down as the USDA released its Cattle on Feed report.

Futures

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola still to the downside

U.S. soybeans, corn lower, wheat turns around

By GFM Network News March 21, 2025

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures remained lower on Friday but came away from larger declines. Pressure on canola continued to come from China’s tariffs on its imports of the oilseed’s meal and oil. Losses in Chicago soybeans and soyoil, plus in Malaysian palm oil kept canola to […] Read more

Futures

ICE Canola Midday: Grinding lower

Chinese tariffs weighing on canola

By GFM Network News March 21, 2025

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were slightly lower by late Friday morning, as China’s tariffs on its imports of Canadian canola meal and oil continued to weigh on values. An analyst said canola and the grain markets in general will likely be “in limbo” until the United States […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Small declines for wheat bids

Wheat prices show little movement

By Adam Peleshaty March 21, 2025

Most wheat prices in Western Canada during the week ended March 20, 2025 were slightly lower than those from the previous week.

Global markets

Global Markets: Trying for another Black Sea deal

Drone strike targets Odessa

By GFM Network News March 21, 2025

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Officials from the United States, Russia and Ukraine are scheduled to meet in Riyadh on Monday to discuss another Black Sea Initiative. The U.S. will hold separate talks with their Russian […] Read more

Currency Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie, crude oil step back

By GFM Network News March 21, 2025

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar retreated on Friday morning after the release of economic data from Statistics Canada. The loonie was at US$0.6960 or US$1=C$1.4369 as of 8:35 a.m. CDT, compared to Thursday’s close at US$0.6970 or US$1=C$1.4347. StatCan reported today that retail sales dropped 0.6 per cent at C$69.4 billion in […] Read more

Futures

ICE canola slightly weaker Friday morning

By GFM Network News March 21, 2025

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market was posting small losses Friday morning, seeing some follow-through selling after Thursday’s downturn. A softer tone in Chicago soyoil and soybeans contributed to the weakness in canola, with Malaysian palm oil also lower in overnight trade. However, European rapeseed was stronger. […] Read more

File photo of cattle in a Kansas feedlot. (BeyondImages/E+/Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle continue climb, hogs continue slide

By Geralyn Wichers March 20, 2025

Chicago cattle contracts continued to rise on Thursday ahead of the USDA’s cattle on feed report, due Friday.

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

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on shaky export demand, stronger dollar

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters March 20, 2025

Chicago wheat futures eased for a third consecutive session on Thursday as lackluster weekly export sales data as well as strength in the dollar added to doubts over U.S. export prospects, traders said.

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Klassen: Feeder market slips off record highs

Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie unchanged, retail sales down in January

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle fall, hogs rise

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola still to the downside

ICE Canola Midday: Grinding lower

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Small declines for wheat bids

Global Markets: Trying for another Black Sea deal

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie, crude oil step back

ICE canola slightly weaker Friday morning

U.S. livestock: Cattle continue climb, hogs continue slide

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on shaky export demand, stronger dollar

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