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U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs make small gains

May. 9, 2025 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures ended mixed, while lean hogs made small gains on Friday.

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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn higher ahead of US-China trade talks

May. 9, 2025 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

New Chicago spring wheat futures make thin trade thinner

May. 9, 2025 at 2:56 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

China buys Canadian, Australian wheat as heat hits crop, traders say

May. 9, 2025 at 10:32 am CDT

By Gus Trompiz Michael Hogan Peter Hobson Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle resume climb as grilling season approaches

May. 8, 2025 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

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: Soybeans up ahead of US-China talks, corn slips on good weather

May. 8, 2025 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures crept higher on Thursday as higher soyoil futures and hopes that upcoming U.S.-China trade talks in Switzerland could reduce trade tensions that have disrupted U.S. grain and oilseeds exports, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Sharp drop in canola stocks

May. 8, 2025 at 2:32 pm CDT

Statistics Canada reported total canola stocks have plummeted over the last year. The federal agency released its grain stocks as of March 31 report on May 8. Also in the StatCan report, all wheat stocks declined moderately and there were other significant changes.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hog futures edge down

May. 7, 2025 at 4:08 pm CDT

Chicago live and feeder cattle futures slipped from record highs on Wednesday. Most lean hog contracts also lost ground.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans end down amid US-China trade jitters

May. 7, 2025 at 3:37 pm CDT

Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures ended a choppy session lower on Wednesday as signs of a thaw in the U.S.-China trade standoff supported agricultural markets, despite lingering concerns about demand and global competition, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

ICE canola weekly outlook: ‘Toppy’ market watching weather

May. 7, 2025 at 3:12 pm CDT

Tight supplies could send old crop canola futures higher before the new crop harvest, but values were showing signs of running into resistance in early May.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin