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U.S. livestock: Lean hog, cattle futures mostly lower

Mar. 24, 2025 at 2:58 pm CDT

Chicago lean hog futures dropped on Monday while cattle futures edged downward.

Brazil continuing to expand its soybeans

Mar. 24, 2025 at 2:21 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

AAFC ups canola/pea ending stocks projections amid tariff woes

Mar. 21, 2025 at 4:06 pm CDT

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: Chicago corn, soy futures fall on pre-weekend selloff

Mar. 21, 2025 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Cattle walk through a fenced channel at a feedlot

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle fall, hogs rise

Mar. 21, 2025 at 3:21 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Small declines for wheat bids

Mar. 21, 2025 at 10:31 am CDT

Most wheat prices in Western Canada during the week ended March 20, 2025 were slightly lower than those from the previous week.

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Cattle continue climb, hogs continue slide

Mar. 20, 2025 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago cattle contracts continued to rise on Thursday ahead of the USDA’s cattle on feed report, due Friday.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on shaky export demand, stronger dollar

Mar. 20, 2025 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures eased for a third consecutive session on Thursday as lackluster weekly export sales data as well as strength in the dollar added to doubts over U.S. export prospects, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices stand still amidst tariff troubles

Mar. 20, 2025 at 1:23 pm CDT

Tariffs from China and the United States have paralyzed feed grain markets in Western Canada according to Market Master Ltd. owner Susanne Leclerc from Edmonton.

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat falls on dollar strength as Trump-Zelenskiy call results awaited

Mar. 19, 2025 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures fell on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened and investors assessed the outcome of a call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters