World food commodity prices fell for a third consecutive month in November, with all major staple foods except cereals showing a decline, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said.
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Daryl Harrison talks trade, tariffs, Ag in Motion
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Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist
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Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026
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Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada
Canadian wheat and canola production in 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) surpassed early expectations to hit new record highs, according to updated survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada released Dec. 4.
CFIA updates plant protection regulations
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CBOT Weekly: Watching for Chinese soybean purchases
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More U.S. soybean shipments to China due to load through mid-December
Shipments of U.S. crops to China are accelerating after a tense tariff war had stalled trade for months, with at least six bulk cargo vessels scheduled to load with soybeans at Gulf Coast terminals through mid-December, according to a shipping schedule seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director
Kyle Larkin will step down as executive director of Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) at the end of December.
Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report
Statistics Canada will release its first survey-based production estimates for the 2025/26 crop year on Dec. 4, with general expectations for upward revisions to most major crops from the model-based estimates in September. However, as StatCan has shown a tendency to underestimate production in its December reports, many analysts expect actual production may be revised upward in subsequent reports.
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