Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: BoC leaves rate as is

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar dipped a little on Wednesday after the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate announcement.      The loonie was at US$0.7217 or US$1=C$1.3856 as of 8:53 a.m. CST, compared to Tuesday’s close at US$0.7223 or US$1=C$1.3844. The BoC announced this morning it’s leaving its key interest rates unchanged at 2.25

ICE canola continues higher Wednesday morning

Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures were stronger Wednesday morning, seeing follow-through buying interest after Tuesday’s correction off nearby lows. Oversold price signals on the charts contributed to the gains, with end user bargain hunting also thought to be supportive. Improving cash basis levels in the countryside suggest steady commercial buying in the face of



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U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink, cattle mixed

Chicago hog futures fell on Tuesday while cattle futures ended the day mixed. Most-active February live cattle contracts closed at 226.950 cents a pound, up 0.275 cents. April live cattle settled up 0.200 cents at 226.900 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures settled down 0.150 cents at 335.500 cents per pound. March contracts


North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola closes higher

December WASDE has little positive effect

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures found strength on Tuesday, turning around after a series of losses over the last week. Bargain hunting helped to push canola higher, despite pressure from losses in the Chicago soy complex, MATIF rapeseed and crude oil. Malaysian palm oil was relatively steady. The



ICE Canola Midday: Prices edging higher

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – There were gains in canola on the Intercontinental Exchange mid-morning Tuesday, but they came away from session highs in choppy activity. A trader said there was talk of possible canola sales, but he wasn’t sure of the quantity or the destination. He also said there’s trendline support

A cow in the auction ring at the Gladstone Auction Mart in October 2025.  Photo: Greg Berg

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on fed market recovery

For the week ending December 6, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Many cattle feeders on both sides of the border believe that the fed cattle market will trade back up to historical highs in the second quarter of 2026. This positive sentiment along with year-end buying resulted


Global Markets: Canadian fertilizer facing steep U.S. duties

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to slap “very severe tariffs” on imports of Canadian-made fertilizer as a means to bolster domestic production. Trump’s comments came a day after he alluded

ICE canola correcting higher early Tuesday

Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures were holding onto small gains Tuesday morning, seeing a modest correction after hitting its weakest levels in two months on Monday. • Oversold price sentiment, end user bargain hunting and a lack of significant farmer selling pressure were supportive. • The United States Department of Agriculture will release its