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Farm cash receipts rise in first half of 2025 on livestock gains

Crop receipts roughly level, direct payments fall on reduced crop insurance

By Geralyn Wichers August 29, 2025

Farm cash receipts in the first half of the year were up 3.3 per cent over the same period last year buoyed by livestock receipts. Overall receipts between January and June totalled $49.6 billion, up $1.6 billion from the same period last year, Statistics Canada reported.

Markets, News, Reuters

China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid U.S. trade war, sources say

China has yet to book US soybean imports for fourth quarter

By Ella Cao, Naveen Thukral, Reuters August 29, 2025

China's soybean importers are boosting purchases from Argentina and Uruguay over the next year to fill the supply gap left by the absence of U.S. shipments as the trade war drags on.

Cereals, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mostly lower

StatCan projects less wheat in 2025/26

By Glen Hallick August 29, 2025

Cash prices for spring wheat and durum across the Canadian Prairies incurred losses almost across the board during the week ended Aug. 28.

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

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters August 28, 2025

Chicago soybean futures came under pressure on Thursday on a lack of Chinese demand for the U.S. oilseed while corn futures ticked higher on strong export sales data, analysts said.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters August 28, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday on technical selling after live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs in the previous day.

Machinery

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

By Geralyn Wichers August 28, 2025

Policies that help farmers adopt precision technology and maintain their right to repair are among priorities for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers ahead of the fall parliamentary session.

Canola, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Pulses

Saskatchewan harvest lags behind

Wet weather limits progress in some areas

By Glen Hallick August 28, 2025

At 12 per cent complete as of Aug. 25, harvest progress in Saskatchewan was well behind the five-year average of 25 per cent finished, the provincial agriculture department reported. Rain and thunderstorms hampered harvesting in some areas of Saskatchewan.

Mature standing canola is ready for harvest in west-central Manitoba in late September. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Canola, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Pulses, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

More canola, a bit less wheat in 2025/26 says StatCan

Mixed projections for other cereals, oilseed, pulses

By Glen Hallick August 28, 2025

Canadian farmers are forecast to harvest more canola in 2025/26, while there’s to be less wheat, Statistics Canada said in its crop production report on Aug. 28.

Carlos Mahr, cattle producer and President of the Chiapas Livestock Union Spray disinfectant on one of his cows as the Mexican government and ranchers struggle to control the spread of the flesh-eating screwworm, in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico July 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters/Daniel Becerril

Livestock, Reuters

Mexico reports 53 per cent increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July

U.S. border has been closed to Mexican cattle since July due to New World screwworm cases

By Cassandra Garrison, Heather Schlitz, Reuters August 28, 2025

Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53 per cent jump from the number of cases reported in July, according to Mexican government data seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

News, Reuters

Canada appoints new envoy to India

India also announces new high commissioner to Canada in sign of improving ties

By Reuters August 28, 2025

Canada announced on Thursday it had appointed a new high commissioner, or ambassador, to India in the latest sign of improving ties between the two trading partners.

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher, though traders uncertain about demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher, though traders uncertain about demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows

Farm cash receipts rise in first half of 2025 on livestock gains

China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid U.S. trade war, sources say

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mostly lower

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Saskatchewan harvest lags behind

More canola, a bit less wheat in 2025/26 says StatCan

Mexico reports 53 per cent increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July

Canada appoints new envoy to India

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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