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European wheat to benefit from U.S.-China trade war: Strategie Grains

U.S. trade war could make EU wheat more attractive to China

By Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide April 10, 2025

European Union soft wheat is set to benefit from the escalating trade war between the United States and China, consultancy Strategie Grains said, as it raised its output estimates for all major EU cereals this year due to improved growing conditions.

With a massive green lentil crop predicted and plenty still in the bin from 2017, prices are expected to fall. Photo: peekeedee/iStock/Getty Images

Lentils, Markets, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Lentils looking for a good crop despite slow market

Prices down amidst tariff troubles, lower demand

By Adam Peleshaty March 25, 2025

A healthy snowpack in Saskatchewan will provide good subsoil moisture before lentil seeding this spring, but other factors are dragging down prices.

Canola, Crops, Markets, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Small declines for wheat bids

Wheat prices show little movement

By Adam Peleshaty March 21, 2025

Most wheat prices in Western Canada during the week ended March 20, 2025 were slightly lower than those from the previous week.

Corn bids and offers have lately been far apart, with bids generally a dollar or more below the C$12 per bushel Ontario farmers would like to see. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Barley, Corn, Livestock, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices stand still amidst tariff troubles

Politics driving feed grain markets

By Adam Peleshaty March 20, 2025

Tariffs from China and the United States have paralyzed feed grain markets in Western Canada according to Market Master Ltd. owner Susanne Leclerc from Edmonton.

Canola, Markets

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola approaching uncertainty

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 19, 2025

As canola futures try to regain the ground lost during the week of March 10, the longer term outlook for the oilseed is very unknown, according to risk advisor and trader John De Pape of The Trading Floor.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

Tariffs not on U.S. rancher radar

Cattle groups take their advocacy directly to U.S. livestock producers

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan March 9, 2025

Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian Cattle Association says the threatened 25 per cent tariffs would cut Canadian wholesale beef prices by 13 per cent, but effects would be tempered slightly by a low Canadian dollar. “Obviously a huge blow to the benchmark beef price,” CCA vice-president Tyler Fulton says. “I think many of us would […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Wheat & Chaff

U.S. hail insurer looks northward

By Dave Bedard March 3, 2025

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa has made its first venture outside the U.S., buying the 80 per cent of Prairie crop hail insurance firm Palliser Insurance it didn’t already own, for an undisclosed amount. FMH CEO Shannon Rutledge said in a release in February that Palliser’s “regional expertise, knowledge and accomplishments…will contribute to […] Read more

Columns, Editor's column

Editor’s Rant: We’re all Phil now

By Dave Bedard February 27, 2025

It’s been a long time since I’ve watched the movie Groundhog Day, where Bill Murray plays a weatherman doomed to live out the same day over and over again, but I’d say that to see pundits talking — on and around Groundhog Day, of all days — about the suddenly urgent need to diversify Canada’s […] Read more

Markets, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Pulse Canada asks for ‘predictable, fair and equitable’ trade

Cherewyk gives reminder of Canada-U.S. relationship

By Adam Peleshaty February 4, 2025

Pulse Canada president Greg Cherewyk said his organization will promote fair trade with its U.S. counterparts despite lingering tariffs.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is sworn-in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible on the inauguration day of his second Presidential term in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

Markets

CBOT Weekly: Headlines dictate U.S. futures

Tariff threats, weather cause up-and-down trade

By Adam Peleshaty January 22, 2025

Tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump as well as weather concerns at home and abroad are creating a roller-coaster ride for U.S. grain futures during the week ended Jan. 22, 2025.

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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