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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Western Canadian calf market surges

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For the week ending 26, Western Canadian calf markets were up $8-$12/cwt on average compared to seven days earlier. Pee-wee calves were up $20-$25/cwt compared to the prior week. Finishing feedlot operators were active buyers in all weight categories while backgrounders were cleaning up on smaller packages of calves under 550 pounds. 
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Markets

More wheat, less corn in Argentina for 2024/25 says United States Department of Agriculture attaché

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Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm—As wheat production in Argentina is projected to increase in 2024/25, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires, the country’s corn output is to be smaller than in the previous year. The attaché put the coming Argentine wheat harvest at 18 million tonnes, the same as the […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Alberta harvest wraps up

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Harvest operations in Alberta are virtually complete for 2024, the province’s crop report said. Combining advanced three points to 99 per cent finished as of Oct. 22 as well as being three points above the five-year average.
December a crucial window for soybean, corn sales
Markets

December a crucial window for soybean, corn sales

Crop prices in Ontario are currently making seasonal lows as they do during harvest

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December is a prime opportunity for Ontario farmers to sell soybeans because U.S. farmer selling slows and the South American harvest hasn’t started. Ontario basis levels are strengthening during December, while the soybean futures are making seasonal highs.

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