Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned lower on Tuesday on profit-taking after the benchmark contract touched a one-month high in early moves, while market players continued to monitor U.S.-China trade relations, analysts said. The post U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat after one-month high; corn, wheat sag appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
U.S. farmers criticized President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the country may import more beef from Argentina, after they recently lost out to the South American nation on soybean sales to top buyer China. The post Trump plan to import Argentine beef angers U.S. farmers appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
Western Canadian yearling prices traded back up to historical highs over the week ended Oct. 18, while calf markets made fresh highs at many locations. Western Canadian yearlings off grass traded $5-$10 higher on average compared to seven days earlier. Steer calves in the weight range of 550-825 pounds traded $8-$12/cwt higher on average while […] Read more The post Klassen: Feeder market extends rally appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit their highest level in a month on Monday on renewed optimism over U.S.-China trade talks after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Beijing would agree to a soybean trade deal and will buy U.S. soy again. The post U.S. grains: Soybean futures hit one-month high on U.S.-China trade hopes appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
There were no changes to the pulse numbers for 2025/26 in the October supply and demand report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on Oct. 17. So far it has translated into Western Canadian pulse prices holding steady.| Alberta Farmer Express
Date extended for consultation period of changes to CWD program The post CFIA extends CWD control program consultation deadline appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Colorado State University — Extreme, prolonged drought conditions in grasslands and shrublands would greatly limit the long-term health of crucial ecosystems that cover nearly half the planet, says new research published in the journal Science. “Climate change is bringing more severe and longer-lasting droughts to many locations around the world. Some ecosystems have shown resilience […] Read more The post Prolonged drought causes unprecedented productivity loss: Study appeared first on...| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
France has raised its bird flu alert level to “high” from “moderate”, requiring poultry farms nationwide to keep birds indoors as Europe faces a seasonal resurgence of the disease. The post France raises bird flu alert level to ‘high’ after new cases appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday expressed caution after a newspaper reported he might soon sign a trade deal on steel and aluminum with the U.S., saying “I wouldn’t overplay it.” The post Carney cautious about report of potential Canadian trade deal with U.S. appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Canada offered tariff relief on some steel and aluminum products imported from the U.S. and China, a government document showed, in efforts to help domestic businesses battered by a trade war on two fronts. The post Canada offers tariff relief to some steel, aluminum products from U.S., China appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Analysts have raised their estimates for Australia’s wheat harvest, a Reuters poll showed, as better-than-expected yields in western cropping regions boosted the production outlook despite losses caused by dry conditions in parts of the south. The post Australia’s wheat production outlook improves as harvest begins appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
China imported no soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier, as buyers shunned American cargoes during the ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. The post China imports no U.S. soybeans in September for first time in seven years appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Australia’s weather bureau is not convinced that a La Nina weather pattern is forming that could change rainfall patterns and bring wilder weather to parts of the Americas, Asia and Oceania, affecting crop production.| Alberta Farmer Express
Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Monday, taking back some of Friday’s losses amid ideas the declines were overdone. Cattle futures posted limit-down losses on Friday following comments from United States President Donald Trump that he would lower beef prices. Trump also said over the weekend that beef purchases from […] Read more The post U.S. livestock: Live cattle correct higher appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
France imposed a ban on cattle exports and events such as bullfighting, the agriculture ministry said on Friday as it tries to contain the highly contagious lumpy skin disease sweeping through farms in the country for the first time. The post France bans cattle exports, bullfighting as lumpy skin virus spreads appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to fresh highs on Tuesday, as tight supplies and the ongoing closure of the U.S./Mexican border to cattle from Mexico kept values well supported. The December live cattle contract gained 1.750 cents per pound at 246.500 cents. Chart-based positioning contributed to the gains, according to participants, with […] Read more The post U.S. livestock: Cattle at fresh highs, hogs weaken appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
For the week ending October 11, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $8/cwt higher to $5/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. Calf prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $3-$8/cwt on average. Feather-light calves under 450 pounds were steady to $10 higher on average. The Canadian cash feeder market appeared to divorce from the feeder cattle […] Read more The post Klassen: Cash feeder market divorces from futures market appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Abundant feed grain supplies and improved profitability for the livestock sector should support strong feed demand and sales through the winter, says a new report from Farm Credit Canada. The post Ample supplies and improved livestock sector to boost Canadian feed sector: FCC appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Food group Nestle said on Wednesday it had withdrawn from a global alliance for cutting methane emissions that aims to reduce the impact of dairy farming on global warming. The post Nestle quits global alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Tyson Foods and Cargill have agreed to pay a combined $87.5 million (C$122.1 million) to settle a federal lawsuit brought by consumers who accused the companies of conspiring to inflate U.S. beef prices by restricting supply. The post Tyson, Cargill to pay $88 million to consumers in U.S. beef price-fixing lawsuit appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
For the week ending October 4, Western Canadian grass yearling markets traded steady to $5-$8/cwt lower on average compared to seven days earlier.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago cattle futures fell sharply on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration was working to lower the cost of beef. "We are| Alberta Farmer Express
Alberta’s harvest is virtually complete at 99.4 per cent finished, ahead of the five-year and 10-year averages at this time of the season. The post Alberta Crop Report: Harvest reaches completion appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Western Canadian wheat prices were higher on Oct. 16, 2025 compared to the past week. The post Prairie Wheat Weekly: Most Western Canadian bids higher appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
While demand and activity is slowly ramping up for the fall cattle run, feed grain prices are currently in decline, said a Lethbridge, Alta.-based trader. The post Feed Grain Weekly: Demand, activity slowly rising appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Saskatchewan’s harvest was 98 per cent complete as of Oct. 13 before rain and snow fell onto some regions. The post Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest nears completion appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Despite snowfall in the northwest region, Manitoba’s harvest advanced to 93 per cent completion as of Oct. 13, 2025. The post Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest near completion despite snowfall appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
November soybeans lost 23 U.S. cents per bushel during the week, while corn and wheat losses ranged from five to 10 cents. The post CBOT Weekly: Grain, oilseed futures under pressure appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Canola futures trended higher during the week ended Oct. 15, with the November contract settling above its 20-day moving average for the first time in nearly a month. Optimism over thawing trade relations with China contributed to the gains, although the lack of any concrete movement to end the stiff tariffs on Canadian canola seed or oil tempered the advances. The post ICE canola weekly outlook: Off lows, but sideways trade likely appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Provincial agricultural departments are reporting pulse yields higher than Statistics Canada’s September estimates. The post Pulse Weekly: Yields coming into focus appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended higher on Tuesday after falling to a five-year low on abundant global supplies. Corn also higher, while soybeans end down. The post U.S. Grains: Wheat ends up after hitting five-year low appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Harvest operations advanced to 96 per cent complete in Alberta as of Oct. 7, with only a few late-seeded cereal and canola fields remaining, according to the latest provincial crop report.| Alberta Farmer Express
Alberta’s provincial harvest as of Sept. 23, 2025 was 78 per cent complete, said the province’s weekly crop report.| Alberta Farmer Express
Thanks to a stretch of good weather, Alberta farmers advanced their harvest 12 points during the week ended Sept. 29 to 89 per cent complete. The Alberta agriculture department said that’s seven points above the five-year average.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canadian farmland values rose by an average of six per cent in the first half of 2025 according to a new report from Farm Credit Canada.| Alberta Farmer Express
U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Friday as pressure from a fast-advancing U.S. harvest offset early-session support from hopes that upcoming U.S.-China talks could revive stalled soybean trade.| Alberta Farmer Express
For the week ending September 20, Western Canadian feeder markets traded steady to $5/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. There were pockets where| Alberta Farmer Express
Crushing statistics of major oilseeds in Canada for the month of August 2025, reported by Statistics Canada.| Alberta Farmer Express
As Statistics Canada projected Alberta to see larger harvests of dry peas and lentils in 2025/26, the Alberta Pulse Growers offered their views as to why.| Alberta Farmer Express
Farm Credit Canada outlined less than impressive numbers for Canada’s economy Sept. 18, and that will spill over into agriculture.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition says review of the wheat breeding innovation system will make sure research meets farmer needs.| Alberta Farmer Express
Once again, the weather models did a good job with the last forecast. It correctly predicted the cool weather pattern over the eastern Prairies, which did| Alberta Farmer Express
Highlights Conditions producing heat and humidity over Saskatchewan and Manitoba to depart Alberta to see a cooling pattern before returning to mid-twenty| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago | Reuters - Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on investor expectations that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins might announce| Alberta Farmer Express
High levels of fungal disease like tar spot and southern rust are lurking in corn fields across the U.S. Midwest, threatening to reduce yields of a record-large crop and cause headaches for farmers during the autumn harvest.| Alberta Farmer Express
Bayer celebrated the brand’s greatest seed hits at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show| Alberta Farmer Express
Combining in Manitoba advanced 11 points during the week ended Sept. 9, which brought the harvest to 40 per cent complete provincewide, Manitoba Agriculture reported.| Alberta Farmer Express
Ukrainian farmers plan to increase the 2026 winter grain sowing area to 5.43 million hectares (13.4 million acres) from 5.24 million in 2025, the Economy Ministry said on Tuesday, though dry soils in some areas mean planting has got off to a slow start.| Alberta Farmer Express
With hot and dry conditions the Alberta harvest is now in full swing, advancing 14 points to 22 per cent complete, the provincial agriculture department reported on Sept. 5. Combining was one point up compared to its five-average.| Alberta Farmer Express
Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton said feed barley prices have stayed put over the past week.| Alberta Farmer Express
The federal government will invest $370 million in a new biofuel production incentive.| Alberta Farmer Express
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program should be scrapped and a standalone agriculture program should be created.| Alberta Farmer Express
Starting September 1, Canada will adjust its tariffs on agricultural products, consumer goods and machinery, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at a press conference in Ottawa on Friday.| Alberta Farmer Express
The trade is focusing on results from the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, which will make its way through seven states looking at corn and soybean fields from Aug. 18 to 21, 2025.| Alberta Farmer Express
Farm Credit Canada has extended its Trade Disruption Customer Support program to canola producers.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canada is focusing on a series of measures to support canola farmers hit by China's latest tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday, but did not give specific details.| Alberta Farmer Express
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, finding some support from fresh details on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plans to deal with new world screwworm.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures retreated on Thursday in a profit-taking and technical setback after three sessions of gains and as disappointing weekly beef export sales data weighed on the market.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago cattle futures made gains for the second day running while lean hog contracts settled with small losses.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago cattle futures closed with small gains on Monday after Friday's fall. Lean hog futures were also up.| Alberta Farmer Express
The CFIA was unconvinced that suggested measures could offset the risk of importing bee pests along with bulk bee replacement stock.| Alberta Farmer Express
U.S. soybean futures declined for the first time in four sessions on profit taking on Thursday after a rally ignited by the U.S. government's lower-than-expected harvest outlook took prices to six-week highs.| Alberta Farmer Express
Deere & Co reported a lower third-quarter profit and tightened its annual profit forecast on Thursday, as U.S. tariffs dent margins on its farm equipment, sending the company's shares down six per cent.| Alberta Farmer Express
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation| Alberta Farmer Express
Importers are struggling to resell several cargoes of Canadian canola meal that arrived in China after Beijing imposed hefty import tariffs on the protein-rich ingredient, three trade sources said.| Alberta Farmer Express
For this forecast period it looks like the active pattern that developed last week will continue with a couple of lows forecasted to impact parts of the Prairies.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canadian farmers are reeling from China's decision to impose hefty duties on their canola seed, after the surprise move spooked grain buyers into halting purchases and stoked worries there will be little demand for crop deliveries this autumn.| Alberta Farmer Express
Harvest operations are underway in Manitoba, according to the latest provincial crop report as of Aug. 12 noting that winter cereals and early spring grains and field peas were starting to come off the fields.| Alberta Farmer Express
Record large corn and soybean yields are expected in the United States this year, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Aug. 12.| Alberta Farmer Express
China has effectively shut the door on purchases of Canadian canola by announcing a preliminary anti-dumping duty of 75.8 per cent on imports of the oilseed to start on Thursday, Aug. 14.| Alberta Farmer Express
Smithfield Foods raised its annual operating profit forecast on Tuesday as its hog business rebounded from losses and the biggest U.S. pork processor said it resumed U.S. exports to China that had been crippled by tariffs.| Alberta Farmer Express
The Farm Babe Michelle Miller seeks to debunk what she sees as misconceptions about modern agriculture perpetuated by another universe of influencers, many of whom are now closely aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and his Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, campaign.| Alberta Farmer Express
China on Tuesday announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports, a fresh escalation in the year-long trade dispute that began with Ottawa's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August.| Alberta Farmer Express
A research study from the United States suggests that bird flu could have spread amongst cattle through the air or contaminated wastewater at dairy farms.| Alberta Farmer Express
The United States will sell “so much” beef to Australia, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after Canberra relaxed import restrictions, adding that other countries that refused U.S. beef products were on notice.| Alberta Farmer Express
Pushing pulses as an environmental solution can be risky The post Pulse sector fights anti-green trend appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Opinion Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Osler, a business law firm with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York, attempted to make sense of the ongoing trade chaos in a June 3 post on its website. The post Confused by Trump’s tariffs? Better ask a lawyer appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Opinion Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled on Wednesday after climbing to records on dwindling U.S. supplies.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago soybean futures settled higher on Tuesday on strength from a temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war and a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture report, though profit-taking pressured prices throughout the session.| Alberta Farmer Express
For the week ending May 10, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Quality packages of lighter calves were priced $10-$15 above week ago levels. Many auction barns are only holding sales every two or three weeks at this time of year with limited numbers on offer. This made the market hard to define in certain weight categories.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canada's egg farmers are looking to our leaders to show their strong support for the supply managed egg sector, which delivers stability and self-sufficiency to our food system.| Alberta Farmer Express
