MarketsFarm — Pea and lentil markets in Western Canada are holding relatively steady heading into the holiday season, with little movement expected one way or the other until the New […] Read more
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Pulse weekly outlook: Markets steady heading into holidays

Australia to appeal at WTO over China’s barley tariffs
China in May imposed tariffs totalling 80.5 per cent
Sydney | Reuters — Australia will launch a formal appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) later on Wednesday seeking a review of China’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat slides on Russian export tax details
CBOT soybean, corn futures firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped 2.9 per cent on Monday, their biggest daily sell-off in two weeks, with traders saying that Russia’s export tax plan was bearish […] Read more

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie prices remain strong
Exports, domestic use both up on year
MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada held steady during the first week of December as solid export demand from China continues to underpin the domestic feed market. “Demand […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: Canola entering holiday mode
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts hit fresh multi-year highs following the release of updated production data from Statistics Canada, but the market ran into resistance and could be expected […] Read more

U.S. grains: Futures rebound on short covering, pre-report positioning
Wheat bounces from two-month low
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and grain futures firmed on Wednesday in a short-covering rebound from prior session losses and as investors took positions ahead of a monthly U.S. […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Short covering, bargain buying lift cattle, hog futures
Meat prices, cash values temper gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures firmed on Wednesday in a short-covering and bargain-buying bounce following four straight losing sessions that had dragged prices to 2-1/2-week lows. Lean […] Read more

U.S. throws down CUSMA challenge on Canada’s dairy import limits
Filing challenges Canadian tariff rate quota reserved for processors
Five months and counting since the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement came into force, the U.S. government has launched a CUSMA challenge of how Canada applies tariff exemptions on dairy imports. U.S. Trade […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on South American rains, slowing demand
Wheat pressured by bumper crops in Australia, Canada
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a third straight session on Tuesday on slowing export demand and as forecasts for more rain in South American crop areas […] Read more

Grain, oilseed exports well ahead of year-ago
Chinese demand up substantially for Canada's crops
MarketsFarm — Canadian grain exports continue to run at a very solid pace, with canola, wheat and barley movement-to-date all up substantially on the year. Total exports of Canada’s major […] Read more