Insights and Stories on Markets

View of cattle's backs through the bars of a gate.

Klassen: Lower feed grain prices set to enhance feeder cattle prices

Jul. 22, 2025 at 9:51 am CDT

For the week ending July 19, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from the previous week, although volumes were limited.

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit fresh highs, hogs inch upward

Jul. 21, 2025 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall as rain expected to help U.S. crops

Jul. 21, 2025 at 3:11 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

A combine loads wheat into a truck during harvesting in a field of a local agricultural enterprise in the Cherlaksky district of the Omsk region, Russia.

Russia’s new-crop grain hits market as top producers report first harvest data

Jul. 21, 2025 at 12:54 pm CDT

By Olga Popova Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Jul. 18, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Wheat near Stockholm, Saskatchewan in July, 2024. | Greg Berg photo

Prairie wheat bids fall with U.S. futures

Jul. 18, 2025 at 11:30 am CDT

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada dropped with the U.S. futures during the week ended July 17, as the advancing U.S. winter wheat harvest and a lack of major concerns for North American spring wheat weighed on values.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

Jul. 17, 2025 at 3:16 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit their highest level in more than a week on Thursday as technical buying helped the market recover from a three-month low reached on Monday, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Ripe wheat near Selkirk, Manitoba in late August, 2024. | Greg Berg photo

IGC maintains 2025/26 world corn and wheat crop forecasts

Jul. 17, 2025 at 9:17 am CDT

The International Grains Council on Thursday maintained its forecast for 2025/26 global corn production with a slightly improved outlook for crops in the United States offset by downward revisions for Hungary and Romania.

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures jump on hopes for US export demand

Jul. 16, 2025 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on hopes for U.S. export demand on Wednesday, while corn futures rose for a third day to extend a recovery from contract lows, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

ICE Canada Weekly: Decent outlook of old, new crop weigh on canola futures

Jul. 16, 2025 at 3:59 pm CDT

The outlook for canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange appears to be on a downward slide, said Bill Craddock, a Manitoba-based trader and farmer.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm