Insights and Stories on Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound, hogs gain

Jul. 2, 2025 at 3:31 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures rebounded on Wednesday after dropping on Tuesday over news the U.S. Department of Agriculture would gradually reopen borders to Mexican cattle imports.

CBOT Weekly: Turning towards a weather market

Jul. 2, 2025 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Manitoba crops advancing nicely despite below normal moisture

Jul. 2, 2025 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

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: Corn and soy climb on bargain buying, positioning ahead of holiday weekend

Jul. 2, 2025 at 3:09 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures end mixed; corn and wheat sag after USDA reports

Jun. 30, 2025 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

A close-up of a row of pea seedlings in a garden

Pulse weekly: U.S. pulse area up in 2025

Jun. 30, 2025 at 3:55 pm CDT

Farmers in the United States expect to grow more pulses in 2025, with areas planted to peas, lentils, chickpeas and edible beans all up on the year in the latest acreage data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released June 30.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Food processing plant interior with fresh pig carcasses hanging in the cold storage.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, hogs fall

Jun. 30, 2025 at 3:30 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures rose to start the week while hogs fell back.

By Geralyn Wichers

USDA lowers soybean/corn acreage estimates, wheat up from March

Jun. 30, 2025 at 11:45 am CDT

Farmers in the United States planted slightly less soybeans and corn than earlier intentions in 2025, according to updated acreage data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released June 30.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

Klassen: Feeder market eyes deferred delivery prices

Jun. 30, 2025 at 10:35 am CDT

For the week ending June 28, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Volumes moving through the ring were limited and the quality was quite variable.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on higher wholesale prices, buying interest

Jun. 27, 2025 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended higher on Friday under support from stronger wholesale boxed beef prices and buying interest, though concerns over waning consumer demand for beef continued to linger over the market, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters