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- The Good, Bad & Uglyby Bruce Burnett - Analysis on April 21, 2026 at 11:08 pm
The Good: The July spring wheat futures contract closed up by 10 cents per bushel to settle at US$6.82 per bushel. Spring wheat led the wheat markets higher with Kansas City and Chicago futures up by seven to eight cents per bushel. Corn markets helped support wheat today with nearby contracts up by two cents per Read more
- Canada must fight back as Europe escalates trade threatby WP editorial on April 21, 2026 at 9:31 pm
Banning crop imports grown with certain pesticides would be akin to forcing farmers around the world to practice organic agriculture in order to keep accessing the European marketplace.
- Wheat markets start recovery from bearish newsby Bruce Burnett on April 21, 2026 at 8:34 pm
The wheat markets have been in turmoil over the past month as a number of external factors increase volatility.
- IMF warns of potential global recession over war in Iranby Reuters on April 21, 2026 at 8:13 pm
The IMF has cut its growth outlook due to Iran war-driven energy price spikes and supply disruptions and warned that the global economy would teeter on the brink of recession if the conflict worsens.
- Kioti expects autonomous tractors in near futureby Scott Garvey on April 21, 2026 at 7:39 pm
Kioti has plans that could see it become a much bigger player in the agricultural sector, specifically, the introduction of fully autonomous tractors.