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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn tick lower on continued supply pressure

Aug. 19, 2025 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago wheat fell on Tuesday, pressured by an upward revision to Russia's wheat crop forecast and the latest talks to end the war in Ukraine, while corn eased as strong yield projections from a U.S. Midwest field tour maintained supply pressure.

bowls of assorted lentils, beans, peas and other pulses.

Pulse Weekly: Saskatchewan peas, lentils in good condition

Aug. 19, 2025 at 2:28 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Dry soils threaten strong Ohio crops; rains boost South Dakota — tour

Aug. 19, 2025 at 10:58 am CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

View of cattle's backs through the bars of a gate.

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at historical highs

Aug. 19, 2025 at 8:20 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Feeder contracts set fresh highs

Aug. 18, 2025 at 4:08 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, corn choppy as trade awaits U.S. crop tour results

Aug. 18, 2025 at 2:52 pm CDT

Chicago soybean and corn futures chopped up and down on Monday as industry players awaited the results of this week's annual Pro Farmer crop tour in the U.S. Midwest, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Ripe wheat near Selkirk, Manitoba in late August, 2024. | Greg Berg photo

Prairie Wheat Weekly Spring wheat prices decline

Aug. 15, 2025 at 1:59 pm CDT

Western Canadian spring wheat prices were mostly lower, while those for durum were relatively steady during the week ended Aug. 14, 2025.

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat as demand worries overshadow USDA’s production cut

Aug. 14, 2025 at 5:27 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures declined for the first time in four sessions on profit taking on Thursday after a rally ignited by the U.S. government's lower-than-expected harvest outlook took prices to six-week highs.

By Karl Plume Reuters

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

U.S. livestock: Cattle slip on profit taking, technicals after weak beef export data

Aug. 14, 2025 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures retreated on Thursday in a profit-taking and technical setback after three sessions of gains and as disappointing weekly beef export sales data weighed on the market.

By Karl Plume Reuters

barley field in Sundre, Alberta. File Photo

Feed grains weekly: USDA ups global coarse grain estimate

Aug. 14, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

Total world coarse grain production in 2025/26 is forecast to be up by 25 million tonnes from earlier estimates, largely due to increased corn production in the United States, according to the latest Feed Outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released Aug. 14.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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