Cash prices for spring wheat and durum across the Canadian Prairies saw slight movement either way during the week ended July 31.
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Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices shift either side of unchanged
Declines in U.S. wheat prices, loonie fuel mixed values
Feed Grain Weekly: Rain weakens Alberta prices, rest of Prairies remains firm
Farmers should shop around
Feed grain prices in Alberta moved lower following recent rains, said Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. However, she suggested prices could increase prior to the coming harvest.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures set record highs on scarce supplies
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures set record highs on Wednesday as cash prices stayed strong, along with consumers' demand for beef, brokers said.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures extend losses on favorable US weather, weak demand
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, dragged down by favourable weather across the U.S. Midwest and sluggish export demand, analysts said.
CBOT Weekly: Projections, tensions pressure prices
Grain prices approaching seasonal lows
Projections of high yields and ongoing political tensions pressured grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended July 30, 2025.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Tight carryout supportive
New crop production uncertain
ICE Futures canola contracts were trading within a sideways range heading into the end of the 2024/25 (Aug/Jul) marketing year, with expectations for a tight old crop carryout providing support amid uncertainty over new crop production.
Changes to Manitoba’s spring wheat: crop report
Canola varies widely
Crops in Manitoba continued to hold up quite well, but the provincial agriculture department reported some variation in the spring wheat over the week ended July 29.
Bangladesh to buy 220,000 tons of U.S. wheat to cool tariff tension
Bangladesh's government has approved the purchase of about 220,000 metric tons of wheat from the United States as part of efforts to cool trade tensions and reduce steep import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration, a Dhaka official said on Wednesday.
Pulse Weekly: Most lentil prices lower as focus changes to new crop
Lentil prices on the Canadian Prairies eased back during the week ended July 28, said Levon Sargsyan, broker with Johnston’s Grain. Sargsyan noted that’s due to the recent rains that brought relief to some of the dry areas of the region.
U.S. livestock: Cattle climb on low inventory, anticipated tariffs
Chicago cattle futures continued to climb, Tuesday, on anticipated tariffs on Brazilian beef and low herd numbers.
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