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Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie drifts lower

By GFM Network News January 7, 2026

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar stepped back on Wednesday morning, getting little direction from the United States dollar and crude oil. As of 8:42 am CST, the loonie was at US$0.7246 or US$1=C$1.3798, compared to Tuesday’s close of US$0.7252 or US$1=C$1.3789 On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback shed […] Read more

Cattle being sold at the Gladstone Auction Mart in Gladstone, Manitoba, on October 28, 2025. Photo: File

Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

Cattle market grinds lower in December

The Markets: Fed cattle suppliers are weighing on cattle markets across North America

By Jerry Klassen January 7, 2026

Fed cattle suppliers are weighing on cattle markets across North America and that’s meant lower beef markets.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise, lean hogs mixed

By Geralyn Wichers January 6, 2026

Chicago lean hog futures ended Tuesday mixed while cattle made gains. Most-active February lean hog contracts closed down 0.475 cents at 85.675 cents a pound. April futures gained 0.075 cents to settle at 91.575 cents per pound. The USDA reported pork carcass cutout value at $91.25 per cwt on Tuesday afternoon, down $2.59. Most-traded February […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from one-week high on China purchases

By Reuters, Tom Polansek January 6, 2026

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended lower on Tuesday after jumping earlier to a one-week high as top importer China bought more U.S. supplies. Corn and wheat futures also finished weaker, with agricultural markets pulling back from gains during the previous session. Soybean futures turned down after the U.S. Department […] Read more

Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie slips

By GFM Network News January 6, 2026

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar gave up about a tenth of a cent on Tuesday but held off the worst of the pressure from a stronger United States dollar and weaker crude oil. The loonie closed at US$0.7252 or US$1=C$1.3789 compared to Monday’s close of US$0.7263 or US$1=C$1.3768. On […] Read more

Lentils, Livestock, Markets, News, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Lentils, peas facing challenges

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 6, 2026

Lentils and peas will be among those pulse crops facing challenges not only in January, but also for the rest of the 2025/26 marketing year and possibly beyond that, said Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc. in Winnipeg.

Futures

North American grain/oilseed review: Canola holds onto small gains in most months

By GFM Network News January 6, 2026

Glacier FarmMedia — The ICE Futures canola market was mostly higher at Tuesday’s close, as speculative short covering and end-user bargain hunting provided support. However, a downturn in the Chicago soy complex tempered the upside. March canola settled right at its 20-day moving average, after climbing well above that level in early trade. Fund traders […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market poised to strengthen

By Jerry Klassen January 6, 2026

There were no feeder cattle sales in Western Canada for the week ending January 3. However, there were some sales in the U.S. and the Canadian markets will follow suit once activity returns to normal. For example, at the Ozarks Regional Stockyards in West Plains, Missouri, weaned and vaccinated steers and heifers over 750 pounds […] Read more

Futures

ICE canola rally continuing Tuesday

By GFM Network News January 6, 2026

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 6 (MarketsFarm) — ICE Futures canola contracts were higher at midday Tuesday, seeing follow-through strength after Monday’s rally. March canola moved above its 20-day moving average, encouraging additional speculative buying. Fund traders were holding their largest net short position in canola of the past year at 91,500 contracts […] Read more

China’s buying has underpinned Chicago soybean futures in recent weeks, helping the market end 2025 on a positive note. Photo: Getty Images Plus

Markets, Reuters

China buys more US soybeans, total purchases near 10 million tons

By Ella Cao, Naveen Thukral, Reuters January 6, 2026

China’s state stockpiler Sinograin bought 10 U.S. soybean cargoes this week, three traders told Reuters on Tuesday, as the world’s top buyer continues purchasing from the United States following a late-October trade truce.

Daily Network News

Pulse Weekly: War, weather affecting Manitoba pulse prospects

JBS posts flat Q4 profit on record sales but lower U.S. beef margins

Brazil soybean planting outlook hinges on Middle East war, says Agroconsult

Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie drifts lower

Cattle market grinds lower in December

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise, lean hogs mixed

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from one-week high on China purchases

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie slips

Pulse Weekly: Lentils, peas facing challenges

North American grain/oilseed review: Canola holds onto small gains in most months

Klassen: Feeder market poised to strengthen

ICE canola rally continuing Tuesday

China buys more US soybeans, total purchases near 10 million tons

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