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EMC unveils Canada/U.S. trade relations service
Non-profit asks manufacturers to pose questions, provide answers
Canada releases list of tariffed items
Federal goverment to impose tariffs on Feb. 4
The federal government has released a list of items imported from the United States to see 25 per cent tariffs starting on Feb. 4, 2025.
Feeder cattle prices should remain at historical highs in 2025
The Markets: Heifer retention is expected this year in both Canada and the U.S.
At the time of writing this article in the latter half of December, U.S. and Canadian feeder cattle prices were trading at or near historical highs. I’ve received many inquiries from cattle producers regarding the price outlook for feeder cattle in 2025. The benchmark for the western Canadian feeder market is central Alberta. During December […] Read more
ICE Weekly: Tariff threats linger over canola market
Trump tariffs could sink canola prices
Tariff threats from United States President Donald Trump have the canola market on edge.
Analysts’ target prices again miss the mark
Investing for Fun and Profit: I plan to continue to ignore those target prices when making decisions
Approximately a year ago a column titled “The value of target prices” studied analyst price targets on every TSX index stock with how the stock actually performed over the next year. Analyst target prices had been conveniently amalgamated in a Globe and Mail article. While I had never used target prices to make purchase or […] Read more
U.S. threatening Canada’s canola oil industry
Chinese used cooking oil another threat
Canada's canola oil industry is facing two threats from the United States, said Chris Vervaet, executive director of the Winnipeg-based Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.
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Bunge-Viterra deal ‘effectively ends competition’ says NFU
Feds’ conditions not near enough to alleviate concerns
The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on profit-taking
U.S. soybean futures fell about two per cent on Thursday as forecasts for much-needed rains in dry areas of Argentina's crop belt and expectations of a massive Brazilian soy harvest sparked a round of profit-taking, analysts said.
Lots of unknowns keep cattle market interesting
The Markets: Several trends have a floor under the cattle feeder complex, for now
During the last week of November, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a live basis at $243-$244 per hundredweight, f.o.b. feedlot in southern Alberta. The fed market has been relatively flat over the past month. The Canadian slaughter has been running below year-ago levels but the year-over-year increase in fed cattle exports has kept […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices step back
Stronger greenback weakens U.S. wheat
Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum were lower during the week ended Jan. 9.
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