CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) were weaker during the week ended Monday, as continued losses in the […] Read more
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Prairie wheat bids continue to slide
Korea likely to lift ban on Zilmax-fed beef in mid-July
Seoul | Reuters — South Korea is likely to allow certain levels of the animal feed additive zilpaterol in beef from mid-July, a food ministry official said on Monday, delaying […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mostly higher on spreads
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed mostly higher on Monday after investors sold June futures and simultaneously bought deferred months in a trading strategy known as […] Read more
Deal or no deal? EU-Canada FTA seen faltering at final hurdle
Brussels/Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and the European Union are struggling to finalize a multibillion-dollar trade pact six months after political leaders said it was sealed, an embarrassment for Brussels […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on tight supplies, wheat hits three-month low
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday on signs of strong export demand that threatened to further deplete thin U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn was close to […] Read more
Large green pea crop prospects to weigh on prices
CNS Canada — Canadian pea crops are generally in the ground, as they are usually one of the first seeded in Western Canada, but the makeup of the acreage remains […] Read more
Cuba experiments with wholesale market for farmers
Havana | Reuters — Cuba opened its first wholesale market for farmers in decades on Sunday, an experiment limited to agricultural supplies in one area and the latest market-oriented reform […] Read more
Klassen: Weaker barley prices support feeder market
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices continue to percolate higher in the 750-pound-plus categories while lighter weight classes were steady with week-ago levels. Feedlot buying interest appeared to be more aggressive […] Read more
Canada to produce world’s first McSustainable beef
Canada has been picked over Australia and Europe as the site of the McDonald’s chain’s pilot to serve only “sustainable beef,” Alberta Farmer has learned. A definition of “sustainable” is […] Read more
Japan seen still far apart from U.S. on farm exports
Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Japan still have a way to go in resolving access for U.S. farm exports to the Japanese market as part of Pacific trade […] Read more
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