Insights and Stories on Markets

Jun. 3, 2025 at 9:11 am CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly crop progress report showed on Monday 50 per cent of U.S. spring wheat and 52 per cent of winter wheat in good to excellent condition, exceeding analyst expectations.

By Heather Schlitz, Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

Jun. 3, 2025 at 9:05 am CDT

For the week ending May 31, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $10 lower on average. Dryer grass conditions in certain regions of Manitoba and central and northern Saskatchewan may have contributed to the softer tone at certain locations. Many feedlot operators continue to sit […]

By Jerry Klassen

Jun. 2, 2025 at 2:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and soyoil futures fell to their lowest levels in seven weeks on Monday on worries about demand for U.S. oilseed supplies and generally favorable crop weather, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower. But wheat futures rose on short-covering as a […]

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

Jun. 2, 2025 at 2:36 pm CDT

In the first trading day of June, live and cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange made substantial gains.

By Adam Peleshaty

Jun. 2, 2025 at 11:52 am CDT

Spring planting in Alberta entered the home stretch with overall progress at 90 per cent seeded as of May 27, the province's agriculture department reported. Provincewide, the pace put Alberta farmers nine points above the five-year average.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm