Insights and Stories on International

Mar. 10, 2025 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybeans ended lower on Monday, as prices were weighed down by weakness in the oil market and traders' concern over Chinese deflation, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters

Mar. 10, 2025 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly higher on Monday as tight supply fundamentals supported prices.

By Geralyn Wichers

Mar. 10, 2025 at 3:10 pm CDT

Canadian yellow peas were hit with bad news on March 7, but the pulse received good news on March 10. In the bad news, China announced that Friday it's prepared to impose 100 per cent tariffs on its pea imports from Canada effective March 20, as well as imports of canola oil and canola meal. Plus there are to be 25 per cent levies on imports of Canadian pork and aquatic products.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Mar. 10, 2025 at 11:18 am CDT

Zhengzhou rapeseed (canola) meal and oil contracts jumped on Monday, the first day of trade since China decided to impose 100 per cent tariffs on imports of those agricultural products from Canada.

By Ella Cao, Mei Mei Chu, Reuters

Mar. 10, 2025 at 11:09 am CDT

Farmers and food organizations across the country are cutting staff, halting investments and missing key funding amid a USDA freeze on a broad swath of grants, more than two dozen farmers and agricultural support groups in seven states told Reuters.

By Leah Douglas, P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters, Tom Polansek