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File photo of a combine harvesting a wheat crop in Ukraine. (SergBob/iStock/Getty Images)

APK-Inform issues Ukraine forecast for 2025/26

Cold snap halts spring seeding

By Reuters April 14, 2025

As spring planting continues in Ukraine, its agriculture ministry and consultancy APK-Inform issued their respective crop forecasts. The reports were issued just as Ukraine was still in a bitter cold snap that brought snow to most parts of the country.

News, Reuters

What are the thorny farm issues in India-US trade negotiations?

By Reuters April 14, 2025

India and the United States have finalized the terms of reference for the first phase of a bilateral trade agreement to be concluded late this year, with a view to reaching bilateral trade worth $500 billion by 2030.

File photo of a BNSF grain train crossing the Gassman Coulee trestle near Minot, North Dakota. (Photo courtesy BNSF Railway)

News

Railways eliminate carbon surcharge

Surcharge came off April 1 after federal government axed consumer carbon price

By Karen Briere April 11, 2025

Farmers said they are happy and relieved that Canada's two major railways have removed their carbon tax surcharges.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on sliding dollar

By Reuters April 11, 2025

Chicago wheat futures rallied Friday as the dollar weakened against other major currencies, while corn firmed on U.S. Department of Agriculture data and soybeans climbed, unruffled by the latest hike in China's retaliatory tariffs against U.S. goods.

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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Prices push upward; boxed beef slips back

Boxed beef slips back

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 11, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures and those for lean hogs on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were higher on Friday.

SeCan’s western business manager says there’s no such thing as a “Version 2.0” of any of the varieties it distributes. Photo: Jeannette Greaves/File

Crops, News

Trade instability likely to tighten 2025 crop profit margins says FCC

Farmers in both west and east unlikely to deviate much on seeded acres of canola, wheat, soy and corn despite volatility

By Geralyn Wichers April 11, 2025

Tight margins could get tighter amid trade instability as farmers prepare to seed this year’s crop, say Farm Credit Canada economists.

Organic soybeans and most varieties of wheat are selling at a substantial premium compared to their conventional counterparts. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Markets

Uruguay’s soybean contributions rank 11th in the world

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 11, 2025

Most often when one thinks of South American soybeans, Brazil and Argentina spring to mind. After all, they are the number one and three soybean producers in the world. But Uruguay is among three other somewhat significant soybean growers on the continent.

Cereals, Markets

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Movement in cash prices mixed

Most spring wheat rises, durum slightly lower

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 11, 2025

While Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher during the week ended April 10, those for amber durum eased back.

Two hog barns in Northwest Iowa, USA. Photo: DS70/Getty Images Plus

Livestock

Tariff uncertainty reminiscent of COVID era says Iowa pork producer

U.S. hog group lobbied the Canadian government for exemption from counter-tariffs

By Geralyn Wichers April 11, 2025

An Iowa pork producer says the ebb and flow of tariffs has introduced major uncertainty into his sector. “The goal posts keep getting moved,” said Aaron Juergens.

News, Reuters

WTO chiefs past and present demand rapid reform to keep global free trade alive

By Emma Farge, Reuters April 11, 2025

A former World Trade Organization boss has said the future terms of global trade, rocked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping protectionist tariffs, could be decided outside the 30-year-old international watchdog unless it reforms itself fast.

Daily Network News

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

Daily news

APK-Inform issues Ukraine forecast for 2025/26

What are the thorny farm issues in India-US trade negotiations?

Railways eliminate carbon surcharge

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on sliding dollar

U.S. livestock: Prices push upward; boxed beef slips back

Trade instability likely to tighten 2025 crop profit margins says FCC

Uruguay’s soybean contributions rank 11th in the world

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Movement in cash prices mixed

Tariff uncertainty reminiscent of COVID era says Iowa pork producer

WTO chiefs past and present demand rapid reform to keep global free trade alive

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