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U.S. livestock: Cattle continue climb, hogs continue slide

Mar. 20, 2025 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago cattle contracts continued to rise on Thursday ahead of the USDA’s cattle on feed report, due Friday.

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on shaky export demand, stronger dollar

Mar. 20, 2025 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

North American biofuels sector contracts amid trade and policy uncertainty

Mar. 20, 2025 at 1:32 pm CDT

By Ed White Karl Plume Reuters

Tariff threats called part of U.S. race with China

Mar. 20, 2025 at 10:06 am CDT

By Greg Price

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.

Proposed U.S. port fees on China-built ships choking coal, agriculture exports

Mar. 19, 2025 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Lisa Baertlein Reuters Timothy Gardner

Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat falls on dollar strength as Trump-Zelenskiy call results awaited

Mar. 19, 2025 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures fell on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened and investors assessed the outcome of a call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle continue climb, hogs slip back

Mar. 19, 2025 at 3:32 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures climbed on Wednesday ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report, slated for release Friday.

By Geralyn Wichers

CBOT Weekly: Weather takes some attention off of tariffs

Mar. 19, 2025 at 2:51 pm CDT

Weather and soil conditions have taken some of the focus off of tariffs at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended March 19, 2025.

By Adam Peleshaty

Grain elevators and train on the prairie near Bashaw, Alberta, Canada

Crop merchant Louis Dreyfus posts drop in annual profit

Mar. 19, 2025 at 9:58 am CDT

Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) on Wednesday reported a drop in annual profit, the latest global crop merchant to see earnings curbed by subdued prices last year in staple grains caused by ample harvests and easing demand in China.

By Gus Trompiz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Tuesday

Mar. 18, 2025 at 3:25 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed on Tuesday, seeing continued strength in the front months at the close while edging lower in the more deferred contracts.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin