Ontario farmers who donate products or livestock to community food programs such as food banks and school nutrition programs can now expect an income tax credit in return. The province […] Read more
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Ont. farmers to get tax credit for donated food
Prairie CWRS bids up with improving basis
CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were firmer across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, lifted by improving basis levels in many […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher, pare early losses
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished sharply higher on Monday, erasing early-session losses as they gained on short-covering and fund buying before the end of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rebound from multi-year lows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans edged higher on Monday, rebounding from multi-year lows reached earlier in the session as investors covered short positions ahead of a U.S. […] Read more
Late harvest, poor grain prices may limit fall fertilizer demand
CNS Canada — Poor grain prices and a late harvest may limit demand for fertilizer across North America this spring, according to an industry analyst. However, whether farmers will actually […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market surges
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices surged $4-$6 per hundredweight (cwt) and in some cases as much as $10/cwt over the past seven days. Feedlot buyers became more aggressive in the […] Read more
Better cash prices expected for canola, post-harvest
CNS Canada –– Farmers in Western Canada have seen weaker prices on the cash market for canola recently, due to a tumbling futures market and an influx in supply as […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn at five-year low, soy four-year low on accelerating harvest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slumped to a five-year low Friday while soybeans notched a fresh four-year low amid ideal weather conditions for record harvests in the U.S. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Nearby CME live cattle close up three-cent limit
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle nearby trading months closed up the maximum three-cents-per-pound daily price limit, driven by short-covering and fund buying, traders said. October and […] Read more
PEDv shrinks U.S. hog herd, but low-cost feed limits decline
Reuters — The U.S. hog herd continued to shrink during the June-August quarter as a deadly pig virus lingered on farms, but the decline was less than expected, a U.S. […] Read more
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