Canada’s biofuel sector welcomed announced investment dollars; canola farm groups panned what they say is lackluster support, given trade challenges
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Canola support announcements from Ottawa get mixed response
Canada’s biofuel sector welcomed announced investment dollars; canola grower groups panned what they say is lackluster support, given trade challenges
U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soybeans and wheat firm ahead of crop estimate
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures ticked up on Monday as traders awaited U.S. government harvest estimates later this week, with shrinking trade expectations on what are still expected to be large crops, according to analysts. A weaker dollar also underpinned grains and soybeans. Chicago Board of Trade most-active December corn
Confusion over documents halts Ukrainian rapeseed, soybeans exports, union says
Short-term price volatility expected
The introduction of a 10 per cent duty on Ukrainian rapeseed and soybean exports has virtually halted Ukrainian exports due to a lack of clear government procedure on the documents needed for shipment, the country’s largest farmers union UAC said on Monday.
U.S. grains: Corn backs away from gains at close
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a 6-1/2 week high on Friday on short covering ahead of the weekend and a U.S. government crop production update next week, and as U.S. export demand remained strong. However, the grain failed to hold onto the advances and settled with small losses in the most
U.S. grains: Soybeans end firm as late-session technical buying offsets demand pressure
U.S. soybean futures rebounded on late-session technical buying to end firm on Thursday after concerns about a lack of sales to top importer China had dragged the market to 3-1/2 week lows.
Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest nearly one-third complete
Fall rye, winter wheat near completion
Despite varied amounts of rainfall, Manitoba's harvest advanced to 29 per cent as of Sept. 1, 2025.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola looking at C$580
‘Lack of bullishness’ says trader
Without the Chinese market, it’s only a matter of time before canola futures are poised to break below C$600 per tonne in its November contract, said Phil Speiss, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.
CBOT Weekly: Pressure on grain, oilseed prices
Multiple factors dragging down futures
Harvest, crop quality and crop quantity and a lack of demand affected grain and oilseed prices on the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Sept. 3, 2025.
U.S. grains: Soy drops on demand worries, corn firm as traders question lofty yield projections
U.S. soybean futures fell to a 1-1/2 week low on Tuesday as China continued to shun purchases from the United States and as forecasts for improved rains in the coming days reinforced expectations for a sizeable Midwest harvest.
On-farm research translates crop breakthroughs into ‘farmer speak’
Field-scale crop research gives commercial acumen and real farm reality check to raw science and small-plot agricultural studies
Manitoba’s three major agriculture grower groups support farm-level research to test crop science under the shifting conditions of real farmer fields.
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