Markets
Chicago soybeans rose further on Friday to a two-month peak as brisk weekly exports, hopes that China will revert to buying U.S. crops and a rally in soyoil offset supply pressure from favorable U.S. field conditions.
Markets
U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy
North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola higher after turning around
EPA announcement spins U.S. soyoil around
By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed with modest gains on Friday, after starting the session with sharp declines. The main reason for the turnaround was Chicago soyoil, which had its own about-face on Friday. The United States Environmental Protection Agency made its long-awaited decision on biofuel exemptions […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat higher, U.S. futures down
Rains delay Prairie wheat harvest
Western Canadian wheat prices were mostly weaker as rains in the Prairies delayed harvesting operations during the week ended Aug. 21, 2025.
ICE Canola Midday: Futures turn positive
Soyoil erases its losses, pulling canola along
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were attempting to recover from earlier losses on late Friday morning, as Chicago soyoil turned positive. Soyoil started Friday sharply lower after posting strong gains yesterday and it pulled along canola. A trader said the Trump administration was close to making an announcement […] Read more
French maize ratings slip again; wheat harvest complete
Maize crop conditions in France, the European Union's biggest grain producer, registered a third consecutive weekly decline in the week to August 18, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, as a heatwave gripped most of the country.
Global Markets: Retail sales improve in June
Food and beverages sales led the way
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Statistics Canada said on Friday that June retail sales improved 1.5 per cent at $70.2 billion, with gains in all nine subsectors. Food and beverage retail sales led with an […] Read more
ICE canola reverses direction
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were lower on Friday morning with mixed sentiment in comparable oils. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised its production estimate for new crop canola by more than two million tonnes at 20.1 million in its monthly report on Thursday. Statistics Canada will release its satellite and model-based […] Read more
Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie keeps back peddling
Little movement in U.S. greenback
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The doldrums for the Canadian dollar continued on Friday morning with more declines. As of 8:46 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7184 or US$1=C$1.3920 compared to Thursday’s close of US$0.7196 or US$1=C$1.3897. On the United States Dollar Index, the greenback bumped up 0.054 of a point […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on technical trading, bargain buying
Chicago soybean and corn futures surged on Thursday on short covering and bargain buying after prices sank low enough to attract buying interest, though supply pressure from favorable U.S. crop conditions continue to loom over the market, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally peters out on position squaring
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday after rising for four consecutive sessions, as traders booked profits and squared positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly Cattle on Feed report due after the market's close on Friday, analysts said.