Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, will lead a ministerial mission to Mexico next week, Oct. 14-17.
Canadian agriculture minister MacDonald headed to Mexico
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Ample supplies and improved livestock sector to boost Canadian feed sector: FCC
Outlook positive for both livestock and feed industries
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.
‘Nothing bullish’ for sliding oats market
Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have trended steadily lower for the past three months, with cash bids in Western Canada seeing a similar trend.
Prairie spring wheat bids soften with U.S. futures
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Oct. 2, as losses in United States futures and seasonal harvest pressure weighed on values.
Feed barley under pressure, watching to see ‘who blinks first’
Ample supplies and a lack of demand are weighing on Western Canadian feed barley in early October, with both buyers and sellers reluctant to push values one way or the other.
Manitoba harvest 72 per cent done: report
Manitoba farmers made good harvest progress during the last week of September, with 72 per cent of the crop in the bin as of Oct. 1, said the latest provincial report. That was up from 56 per cent done the previous week.
U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest cattle on feed report behind much of the activity. […] Read more
Rains slow Saskatchewan harvest: report
Widespread rainfall slowed the harvest progress across Saskatchewan during the week ended Sept. 15, according to the latest provincial report.
Manitoba harvest hits halfway mark: report
Harvest progress in Manitoba hit the halfway mark during the week ended Sept. 16, according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department.
Canadian crop production revised mostly higher from August
Canadian grain and oilseed production in 2025/26 was likely larger than earlier expectations, as warm temperatures and increased precipitation across the Prairies in August helped crop development, according to updated estimates from Statistics Canada released Sept. 17.
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