Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon in South Korea, the prime minister’s office said on Thursday.
Chicago cattle futures regained ground on Wednesday after falling off a cliff late last week. Most-active December live cattle contracts closed at 230.900 cents a pound, up 4.325 cents. February futures settled at 229.450 cents, up 5.350 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures gained 9.150 cents to close at 334.025 cents per pound. […] Read more
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hovered near a 15-month high on Wednesday after trade sources said China made its first purchases from the autumn U.S. harvest ahead of a summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
With harvest pressure on canola over, the Canadian oilseed could track higher until spring, said David Derwin, commodity futures advisor for Ventum Financial in Winnipeg, Man. Although he cautioned there will be some rough patches along the way.
The 2025 crop year was an average year for hail across the Canadian Prairies, with overall claim numbers down slightly compared to last year, reported the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA).
Optimism over thawing trade relations between the United States and China gave soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade a boost during the week ended Oct. 29, with the advances in the soy market spilling into corn and wheat.
Mexican Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegue said on Wednesday that Mexico and the United States have not yet set a date to resume Mexican cattle exports amid an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite.