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Australian crop production estimates rising: ABARES

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 3, 2024

Australian wheat and barley production in 2024/25 is expected to be larger than earlier estimates and well above what was grown the previous crop year, according to updated estimates from the Australia’s agriculture department (ABARES). Wheat production was forecast at 31.8 million tonnes in the September ABARES report, which would be up by 2.7 million

Markets, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Australian chickpea crop sees major expansion

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm September 3, 2024

Australia will see its largest chickpea crop in nearly a decade, according to winter crop production estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) on Sept. 3. The agency forecasted 1.333 million tonnes of chickpea production over a seeded area of 1.900 million acres for the 2024-25 crop year, 70 per

Cereals, Markets

Ukraine 2024/25 wheat exports to be capped

By Pavel Polityuk September 3, 2024

Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine’s farm ministry has agreed with traders and agriculture associations to limit wheat exports in the 2024/25 July-June season to 16.2 million metric tons, the ministry said on Tuesday. The government and traders annually sign a memorandum in which officials promise to maintain the existing terms of trade and not restrict

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

By Jerry Klassen September 3, 2024

For the week ending August 31, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Finishing feedlots are exuding a cautious sentiment. While order buyers had a full deck, there were upside limits. Pen-sized strings of quality yearlings traded at a premium to average values. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle

China hits Canada with anti-dumping probe on canola imports in response to EV tariffs

By Mei Mei Chu September 3, 2024

Beijing | Reuters – China said on Tuesday it plans to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, lifting prices of domestic rapeseed oil futures to a one-month peak. Canada has followed the lead of the United States and European Union, and announced

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

Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on European supply issues, corn and soy on greater demand

By Reuters August 30, 2024

Chicago wheat rose on Friday, and registered its biggest weekly gain in more than three months on concerns over lower production in Europe.

Markets

U.S. livestock: Live hog prices tick up, seasonal dip less sharp than expected

By Reuters August 30, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog prices ended up slightly on Friday as analysts said a seasonal drop in pork prices toward the end of summer looked less drastic than expected.

Cattle graze north of Deerwood in September 2023. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Livestock

Federal government opens bids for foot and mouth vaccine bank providers

By Alexis Stockford August 30, 2024

Canadian government opens bids for foot and mouth vaccine bank providers.

Crops

Alberta’s harvest ahead of average pace

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 30, 2024

Combining in Alberta reached 20 per cent complete as of Aug. 27, according to the latest provincial crop report issued Aug. 30. The harvest was eight points ahead of the five-year average. Also, nine per cent of Alberta’s crops have been swathed and 70 per cent remain standing.

Combine market holding, for now

By Jeff Melchior August 30, 2024

According to a recent news release from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, higher combine prices do not yet appear to have affected their sales in Canada.

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

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