Category: Farming

(NC) We eat food every day, but many of us don’t give a second thought to where it comes from. Canadian farmers are actively working to produce sustainable food for…

(NC) Farming can be an extremely rewarding career, giving you a hands-on opportunity to provide food for your family and people across the country or even around the world. But…

CME Constructed(US$/cwt DW) $90.07 Exchange Rate(C$/US$) 1.3845 100% Formula Price(C$/ckg DW) $225.73 National Direct Closing(US$/cwt DW) $93.01 USDA Wholesale Pork Price(US$/cwt) $96.05 Quebec Average(C$/ckg DW) $209.50 Quebec Daily Hog Volume133,…

Head $/cwt Lambs 4,055 Under 50 lbs. 206 518.78 50 - 64 lbs. 579 497.43 65 - 79 lbs. 1,022 499.52 80 - 94 lbs. 923 509.40 95 - 109…

Corn On March 28th corn futures were $4.42 a bushel but on April the 11th about 11 trading days later it reached a high of $4.90 a bushel. In terms…

Fed steers and heifers sold through auction markets this week at 377 head, were down 53 head from the previous week and 190 head lower than the same time last…

Head $/cwt Lambs 8,025 Under 50 lbs. 724 549.08 50 - 64 lbs. 2,600 516.81 65 - 79 lbs. 2,101 445.96 80 - 94 lbs. 1,221 408.01 95 - 109…

CME Constructed(US$/cwt DW) $85.34 Exchange Rate(C$/US$) 1.3884 100% Formula Price(C$/ckg DW) $214.40 National Direct Closing(US$/cwt DW) $84.72 USDA Wholesale Pork Price(US$/cwt) $93.27 Quebec Average(C$/ckg DW) $199.09 Quebec Daily Hog Volume133,…

Fed steers and heifers sold through auction markets this week at 340 head, were down 115 head from the previous week and 230 head lower than the same time last…

Head $/cwt Lambs 4,490 Under 50 lbs. 181 575.58 50 - 64 lbs. 931 522.73 65 - 79 lbs. 1,142 459.47 80 - 94 lbs. 710 428.01 95 - 109…

CME Constructed(US$/cwt DW) $88.57 Exchange Rate(C$/US$) 1.4266 100% Formula Price(C$/ckg DW) $228.70 National Direct Closing(US$/cwt DW) $88.14 USDA Wholesale Pork Price(US$/cwt) $95.45 Quebec Average(C$/ckg DW) $213.93 Quebec Daily Hog Volume133,…

Corn: Corn seems to be above the fray with regard to tariff price action. There have been all kinds of bad news thrown at the corn market with regard to…

Fed steers and heifers sold through auction markets this week at 94 head, were down 798 head from the previous week and 412 head lower than the same time last…

CME Constructed(US$/cwt DW) $89.16 Exchange Rate(C$/US$) 1.4325 100% Formula Price(C$/ckg DW) $231.20 National Direct Closing(US$/cwt DW) $89.03 USDA Wholesale Pork Price(US$/cwt) $96.24 Quebec Average(C$/ckg DW) $215.77 Quebec Daily Hog Volume132,…

Head $/cwt Lambs 4,146 Under 50 lbs. 86 581.57 50 - 64 lbs. 505 493.11 65 - 79 lbs. 748 451.97 80 - 94 lbs. 905 408.51 95 - 109…

Fed steers and heifers sold through auction markets this week at 741 head, were up 294 head from the previous week and 189 head higher than the same time last…

Corn: Tariffs and rumors of tariffs have certainly been difficult for the corn market which has surged this year up until about February 20th when the talk of US tariffs…

CME Constructed(US$/cwt DW) $90.11 Exchange Rate(C$/US$) 1.4393 100% Formula Price(C$/ckg DW) $234.79 National Direct Closing(US$/cwt DW) $89.51 USDA Wholesale Pork Price(US$/cwt) $97.78 Quebec Average(C$/ckg DW) $229.75 Quebec Daily Hog Volume132,…

Head $/cwt Lambs 3,732 Under 50 lbs. 57 589.05 50 - 64 lbs. 495 490.44 65 - 79 lbs. 915 445.73 80 - 94 lbs. 678 421.85 95 - 109…

Fed steers and heifers sold through auction markets this week at 171 head, were down 474 head from the previous week and 253 head lower than the same time last…

Corn: We have had about a dollar rise in corn futures prices since harvest time. That has been an incredible surprise for many analysts. Some of them have called this…

Fed steers and heifers sold through auction markets this week at 379 head, were down 176 head from the previous week and 14 head smaller than the same time last…

Head $/cwt Lambs 2,425 Under 50 lbs. 14 346.86 50 - 64 lbs. 212 474.66 65 - 79 lbs. 194 437.19 80 - 94 lbs. 596 399.88 95 - 109…

CME Constructed(US$/cwt DW) $90.59 Exchange Rate(C$/US$) 1.4195 100% Formula Price(C$/ckg DW) $232.79 National Direct Closing(US$/cwt DW) $90.56 USDA Wholesale Pork Price(US$/cwt) $97.71 Quebec Average(C$/ckg DW) $227.82 Quebec Daily Hog Volume132,…

CME Constructed(US$/cwt DW) $84.77 Exchange Rate(C$/US$) 1.43726 100% Formula Price(C$/ckg DW) $220.46 National Direct Closing(US$/cwt DW) $84.81 USDA Wholesale Pork Price(US$/cwt) $95.01 Quebec Average(C$/ckg DW) $217.07 Quebec Daily Hog Volume132,…

Head $/cwt Lambs 2,894 Under 50 lbs. 161 510.30 50 - 64 lbs. 241 446.52 65 - 79 lbs. 508 424.88 80 - 94 lbs. 747 381.02 95 - 109…

Fed steers and heifers sold through auction markets this week at 303 head, were down 177 head from the previous week and 11 head smaller than the same time last…

Corn: With the apparent bounce in corn prices of the last two weeks it would seem realistic that we’d see a bounce in 2025 corn acres versus soybeans in the…

Fed steers and heifers sold through auction markets this week at 589 head, were up 91 head from the previous week and 337 head larger than the same time last…