Markets & Production Tips

ICE Canola Midday: Building on trade deal momentum

By GFM Network News January 20, 2026

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange continued to push higher on late Tuesday morning. An analyst said the increases are due in part to Friday’s Canada-China trade deal. “I would say it’s a little bit of follow-through,” the analyst said, noting there’s often some new year optimism in the […] Read more

A cow in the auction ring at the Gladstone Auction Mart in October 2025. Photo: Greg Berg

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market near historical highs

By Jerry Klassen January 20, 2026

For the week ending January 17, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5/cwt lower to $10/cwt higher compared to the week ending January 10. The market was quite variable across the Prairies with weather conditions influencing the price structure. Overall, there was very strong demand with Ontario and Southern Alberta feedlots aggressively working to secure […] Read more

Global markets

Global Markets: Canola exports too focussed on China, U.S. says report

By GFM Network News January 20, 2026

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s canola exports are over-reliant on China and the United States, reports said on Tuesday. The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy at the University of Calgary said those two countries account […] Read more

Currency Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie, gold rally

By GFM Network News January 20, 2026

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar maintained its upward trajectory on Tuesday. The loonie was at US$0.7224 or US$1=C$1.3843 as of 8:38 a.m. CST, compared to Monday’s close at US$0.7210 or US$1=C$1.3870. The United States Dollar Index lost 0.87 of a point at 98.52. U.S. markets reopened last night after being closed for […] Read more

Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie higher, crude oil steady

By GFM Network News January 19, 2026

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar closed above the 72 United States cent mark for the first time in five days. The loonie settled at US$0.7210 or US$1=C$1.3870, compared to US$0.7188 or US$1=C$1.3913 on Friday. Statistics Canada reported today that Canada’s annual inflation rate increased to 2.4 per cent, exceeding analysts’ expectations of it […] Read more

Cereals, Markets, News, Oats

Big oat crop in 2025/26 pointing to less acres next year

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 19, 2026

Oat acres in Canada are likely to recede this spring with cash prices to remain low, said Scott Shiels, grain procurement manager for Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask.

Futures

North American Grain and Oilseed Review:Modest gains in most canola contracts

No trading today in Chicago

By GFM Network News January 19, 2026

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed mostly higher on Monday, but the March contract dipped lower in choppy trading. Trading volumes were less than normal as the United States markets were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Support for canola continued to come from Friday’s Canada-China trade deal […] Read more

Futures

ICE Canola Midday: Still on the rise

By GFM Network News January 19, 2026

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were higher, but trading had been to both sides of unchanged in thin and choppy activity. United States markets were closed today for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, limiting the volume in canola Increases in Malaysian palm oil were lending support […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

Chinese importer buys Canadian canola after Carney visit

By Ella Cao, Naveen Thukral, Reuters January 19, 2026

A Chinese importer bought a cargo of Canadian canola shortly after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing last week, trader sources said.

Global markets

Global Markets: Inflation climbs in December

By GFM Network News January 19, 2026

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Inflation in Canada during December bumped up to an annualized rate of 2.4 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Monday. That’s a slight increase from 2.2 per cent in November and where analysts […] Read more

Daily Network News

‘We should always aim for free trade’: low tariffs not good enough say agriculture leaders on Hoekstra remarks

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans/corn awaiting acreage data

ICE Canada Weekly: More behind canola, soyoil than crude oil prices

Markets

ICE Canola Midday: Building on trade deal momentum

Klassen: Feeder market near historical highs

Global Markets: Canola exports too focussed on China, U.S. says report

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie, gold rally

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie higher, crude oil steady

Big oat crop in 2025/26 pointing to less acres next year

North American Grain and Oilseed Review:Modest gains in most canola contracts

ICE Canola Midday: Still on the rise

Chinese importer buys Canadian canola after Carney visit

Global Markets: Inflation climbs in December

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AgCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for March 20, 2026

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