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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 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.

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola approaching uncertainty

Mar. 19, 2025 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Cattle continue climb, hogs slip back

Mar. 19, 2025 at 3:32 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

CBOT Weekly: Weather takes some attention off of tariffs

Mar. 19, 2025 at 2:51 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Tuesday

Mar. 18, 2025 at 3:25 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Feeder cattle market jumps back to historical highs

Mar. 18, 2025 at 9:46 am CDT

For the week ending March 15, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $8-$12 higher compared to seven days earlier. Prices fully recovered from the prior week with values quoted at or near historical highs. Finishing feedlots were aggressive across all weight categories due to strength in the nearby and deferred […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on fears of wind damage to US crop

Mar. 17, 2025 at 3:34 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures surged on Monday as wind storms in U.S. grain belts caused concerns about crop damage and traders hoped reduced Russian exports could generate more demand for U.S. supplies, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Closeup side view of unrecognizable woman choosing some fresh meat at local supermarket.

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hog futures see strong start to week

Mar. 17, 2025 at 3:30 pm CDT

Both live and feeder cattle futures made healthy gains to start the trading week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and boxed beef continued to climb on strong consumer demand.

By Geralyn Wichers

Speculators bail out of canola long positions

Mar. 17, 2025 at 2:41 pm CDT

Fund traders were busy liquidating long positions and putting on new bearish bets in canola as tariff uncertainty from both China and the United States weighed on the futures in early March.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin