Insights and Stories on Markets

ICE canola weekly outlook: Outside forces supportive

Jan. 15, 2025 at 3:50 pm CST

ICE Futures canola market traded within a wide range during the week ended Jan. 15, hitting its strongest levels since November at one point before backing away from those highs.

U.S. grains: Corn firm on Argentina weather worries, soybeans retreat

Jan. 15, 2025 at 3:40 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

CBOT Weekly: S/D report underpinning U.S. corn, soybeans

Jan. 15, 2025 at 2:12 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally stalls as farmers sell grain; Argentina weather eyed

Jan. 14, 2025 at 4:52 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Canadian canola exports surging in 2024/25

Jan. 14, 2025 at 4:07 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Live cattle steady to lower; feeders, hogs climb

Jan. 14, 2025 at 3:59 pm CST

Live cattle futures were steady to lower on Tuesday, backing away from record highs as speculative profit-taking weighed on prices.

By Geralyn Wichers

Klassen: Demand surges for beef, live cattle and feeder cattle

Jan. 14, 2025 at 3:07 pm CST

For the week ending January 11, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were up $15-$20/cwt compared to the week ending December 21, 2024. In eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, quality packages of steers 800 pounds and over traded $20/cwt to $25/cwt higher compared to three weeks earlier.

By Jerry Klassen

Pulse Weekly: Edible bean prices firming up

Jan. 14, 2025 at 1:42 pm CST

Edible bean prices in Manitoba are on the rise despite the threat of tariffs on Canadian imports from United States president-elect Donald Trump as soon as he takes office later this month.

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grain: Corn futures hit 1-yr high after USDA tightens supply view

Jan. 13, 2025 at 5:27 pm CST

Benchmark corn futures Cv1 on the Chicago Board of Trade hit their highest in a year on Monday and soybean futures Sv1 notched a three-month top on follow-through buying after the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week cut its estimates of the size of the U.S. 2024 crops, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live, feeder cattle dip; hogs rise

Jan. 13, 2025 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures dipped on Monday after reaching record highs last week. Most active February live cattle closed at 197.400 cents per pound, down 1.375 cents from Friday. The second-most active April futures closed at 198.200, down 1.275 cents.

By Geralyn Wichers