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Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Friday amid hopes for a thaw in U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China, the world's top importer of the oilseed, analysts said.
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U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid hopes for easing US-China trade tensions
Industry believes green pea supplies are over-reported
Analysts say crop insurance data and high prices indicate that stocks of the crop are higher than Statistics Canada is reporting
Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst. “Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.
USDA attaché projects more wheat than AAFC in 2025/26
Ottawa desk a pinch lower on harvested area
At 35.67 million tonnes of all wheat in 2025/26, the United States Department Agriculture attache in Ottawa came in 1.12 million tonnes more than the preliminary estimate from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices mixed on lower U.S. futures
Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mixed during the week ended May 1, while those for amber durum fell back.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures end up in recovery from two-week low
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended higher on Thursday as prices rebounded after sliding to a two-week low amid worries about U.S. export demand, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures hover near highs as cash prices jump
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures hovered near recent contract highs on Thursday as traders said cash prices galloped to new highs.
Feed Grains Weekly: Little, if any, price changes coming
Market could tumble with sudden influx
Feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies very likely will not change much in the coming weeks, stated Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop on signs of economic contraction
Chicago cattle and hog contracts fell across the board as U.S. advance gross domestic product data pointed to the first quarterly decline in three years.
U.S. grains: Corn futures end higher on solid US export sales
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures advanced on U.S. export demand on Wednesday, while bargain-hunting lifted wheat futures after prices set contract lows, traders said.
ICE Weekly: Canola still higher despite resistance
July canola hits C$700/tonne mark, settles under it
Canola prices at the Intercontinental Exchange were higher during the week ended April 30, but not before the July contract reached the C$700/tonne level and closed under it.