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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures ease amid trade war jitters

Mar. 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm CDT

Chicago corn futures ticked lower on Friday as concerns over trade conflicts disrupting trade flows and abundant South American supplies weighed on prices, analysts said.

Higher Argentine soybean exports says USDA attaché

Mar. 14, 2025 at 2:31 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Trump trade war favors Brazil’s agribusiness, grain company SLC says

Mar. 14, 2025 at 10:43 am CDT

By Reuters

Canadian canola field between two grain bins.

China set for canola meal shortage after 100 per cent duty on top supplier Canada

Mar. 14, 2025 at 10:38 am CDT

By Ella Cao Mei Mei Chu Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs down, cattle mixed

Mar. 13, 2025 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy rebound on demand uptick, weak dollar

Mar. 13, 2025 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned higher on Thursday, after private estimates for Argentina's corn and soy crops fell, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Canada initiates WTO dispute complaint on US steel, aluminum duties

Mar. 13, 2025 at 11:31 am CDT

Canada has requested WTO dispute consultations with the U.S. over its imposition of import duties on certain steel and aluminium products from Canada, the trade body said on Thursday.

By Reuters

Potash miner K+S says US farmers to foot the bill for Trump’s tariffs

Mar. 13, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

Germany's K+S, which exports potash to U.S. farmers from Canada, on Thursday said it would pass any tariff-related costs onto customers, after its 2025 earnings forecast disappointed investors.

By Rafal Wojciech Nowak Reuters Tristan Veyet

U.S. forecaster sees neutral weather conditions persisting through summer

Mar. 13, 2025 at 10:16 am CDT

La Niña conditions are weakening and a shift to an El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral weather pattern is expected to develop in April and persist through the Northern Hemisphere summer, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday.

By Reuters