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U.S. grains: Chicago corn falls on USDA planting expectations

Mar. 26, 2025 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago corn futures dipped on Wednesday as traders anticipated a U.S. Department of Agriculture data release showing a significant uptick in corn acreage in 2025.

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.

CBOT Weekly: USDA plantings, stocks reports out March 31

Mar. 26, 2025 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE canola weekly outlook: Future cloudy for futures

Mar. 26, 2025 at 3:39 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. Livestock: CME cattle rise as boxed beef values grow

Mar. 26, 2025 at 3:21 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop on Black Sea agreements

Mar. 25, 2025 at 4:13 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain, cattle mixed

Mar. 25, 2025 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago lean hog futures made gains on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Hogs and Pigs report, due Thursday.

By Geralyn Wichers

Klassen: Feeder cattle follow live cattle futures higher

Mar. 25, 2025 at 3:56 pm CDT

For the week ending March 22, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Higher quality strings under 600 pounds traded $5 to as much as $10 higher in some cases but the lighter weight categories were quite variable across the Prairies.

By Jerry Klassen

Pulse Weekly: Lentils looking for a good crop despite slow market

Mar. 25, 2025 at 2:20 pm CDT

A healthy snowpack in Saskatchewan will provide good subsoil moisture before lentil seeding this spring, but other factors are dragging down prices.

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures plunge on Ukraine talks

Mar. 24, 2025 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chicago wheat took a dive on Monday as traders monitored ongoing talks regarding the Russian war on Ukraine and with more favorable weather expected in some wheat-growing regions globally, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Modest corn production increases for Mexico, South Africa

Mar. 24, 2025 at 3:19 pm CDT

Corn production in Mexico and South Africa are expected to increase in 2025/26, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Mexico City and Pretoria.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm