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Pea and other pulse plantings in southeast Saskatchewan are progressing at a rapid pace thanks to timely rains in the region.
Markets
Pulse Weekly: Saskatchewan pea plantings progress
Seeding to be complete in the southeast “in a matter of days”
Klassen: Feedlot operators become cautious on purchases
For the week ending May 10, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Quality packages of lighter calves were priced $10-$15 above week ago levels. Many auction barns are only holding sales every two or three weeks at this time of year with limited numbers on offer. This made the market hard to define in certain weight categories.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures reach new contract highs
Chicago cattle futures hit new contract highs, while boxed beef prices were lower.
U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs make small gains
Chicago cattle futures ended mixed, while lean hogs made small gains on Friday.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn higher ahead of US-China trade talks
Chicago soybean and corn futures bounced on Friday as traders covered short positions ahead of Saturday's meeting between senior U.S. and Chinese officials and a widely tracked U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Monday, analysts said.
New Chicago spring wheat futures make thin trade thinner
Trading volumes a fraction of Minneapolis spring wheat
The CME Group's new Chicago spring wheat futures may be diluting an already thin market, says analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, North Dakota.
China buys Canadian, Australian wheat as heat hits crop, traders say
Chinese buyers bought between 400,000 and 500,000 metric tons of wheat from Australia and Canada in recent weeks, traders said, as heat threatens to damage crops in China's agricultural heartlands.
U.S. livestock: Cattle resume climb as grilling season approaches
Chicago cattle futures resumed their climb, Thursday, as summer grilling season approaches.
U.S. grains: Soybeans up ahead of US-China talks, corn slips on good weather
Chicago soybean futures crept higher on Thursday as higher soyoil futures and hopes that upcoming U.S.-China trade talks in Switzerland could reduce trade tensions that have disrupted U.S. grain and oilseeds exports, analysts said.
Sharp drop in canola stocks
StatCan releases grain stocks as of March 31 report
Statistics Canada reported total canola stocks have plummeted over the last year. The federal agency released its grain stocks as of March 31 report on May 8. Also in the StatCan report, all wheat stocks declined moderately and there were other significant changes.