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Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Nutrition

Reducing ration sorting by feedlot cattle

Cattle sort their feed based on a variety of factors

By Catherine Seidle, Gabriel Ribeiro, Greg Penner, Oscar Lopez-Campos March 24, 2025

Diets fed to finishing cattle in Western Canada typically consist of more than 80 per cent barley grain and less than 15 per cent forage on a dry matter (DM) basis, along with minerals, vitamins and byproducts. These diets are inherently dry, enabling separation of individual ingredients at the time of delivery and as cattle […] Read more

Crops, Markets, News, Soybeans

Higher Argentine soybean exports says USDA attaché

Changes to export tax spurs exports

By Glen Hallick March 14, 2025

Some adjustments to Argentine soybeans were made by the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires. While the USDA and its attaché agreed Argentina's soybean harvest for the 2024/25 marketing year is to be 49 million tonnes, the two differed on other categories. The report was issued during the week of March 10.

Producers with early contracts received good prices, especially for organic crops such as oats and flax. Photo: File/Greg Berg

Cereals, Markets, Oats

Oats swinging higher, but rangebound

Futures no longer connected to cash market

By Glen Hallick March 6, 2025

As oat futures fluctuate on the Chicago Board of Trade, they remain rangebound, said Progressive Ag analyst Tom Lilja in Fargo, N.D. However, to Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask. there’s a disconnect between those futures and cash prices for oats.

Barley, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Feed Grains Weekly: Prices feeling the tariff pressure

This is a bit of an overreaction says broker

By Glen Hallick March 6, 2025

Even before tariffs were imposed by United States President Donald Trump on March 4, the levies were having an impact on Western Canadian feed grain prices, said Jay Janzen of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.

News

Grain Growers of Canada react to U.S. tariffs

GGC says tariffs put family-run farms, already under strain, at great risk

By Zak McLachlan March 4, 2025

Canadian grain farmers warn of economic hardship from new US tariffs. The 25 per cent U.S. tariff threatens farm viability, increases American food costs and disrupts a $17B trade relationship.

“But we lost a lot of acres… which suggests to me that some organic guys have let some of their organics land go. And they are growing canola on the side,” says Laura Telford. Photo: Greg Berg

Canola, Markets, Soybeans

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola set to climb higher

Supplies getting tighter

By Glen Hallick February 12, 2025

Canola has been on something of a tear for about a month with increases in 16 of its last 20 sessions on the Intercontinental Exchange as of Feb. 12. Despite a great amount of political chaos surrounding all of the markets, the Canadian oilseed is poised to climb higher for the rest of February, said broker Tony Tryhuk of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg, Man.

Crops, Livestock, Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: Markets uncertain after tariff delays

Corn prices could rise if tariffs are imposed

By Adam Peleshaty February 6, 2025

Despite the delay in U.S. President Donald Trump's planned tariffs, there is plenty of uncertainty in the Western Canadian feed grain market.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Corn, Reuters, Soybeans, Winter Wheat

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on profit-taking

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters January 16, 2025

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.

Cereals, Corn, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Cuts to U.S. soybean, corn production

U.S. soybean, corn stocks mixed, more winter wheat planted

By Glen Hallick January 10, 2025

The United States Department of Agriculture cut its calls for 2024/25 U.S. soybean and corn production in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released Jan. 10.

Cereals, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices step back

Stronger greenback weakens U.S. wheat

By Glen Hallick January 10, 2025

Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum were lower during the week ended Jan. 9.

Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

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Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

Reducing ration sorting by feedlot cattle

Higher Argentine soybean exports says USDA attaché

Oats swinging higher, but rangebound

Feed Grains Weekly: Prices feeling the tariff pressure

Grain Growers of Canada react to U.S. tariffs

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola set to climb higher

Feed Grain Weekly: Markets uncertain after tariff delays

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on profit-taking

Cuts to U.S. soybean, corn production

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices step back

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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