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China soybean imports hit record in 2024 ahead of Trump inauguration

Jan. 13, 2025 at 10:14 am CST

China imported the most soybeans on record in 2024 as buyers concerned about rising U.S.-China trade tensions rushed to secure U.S. supplies ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn and soybeans leap on smaller-than-expected US harvest

Jan. 10, 2025 at 4:32 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

An inspector looking at sides of beef, which are hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle add to gains; exports up year-over-year in November

Jan. 10, 2025 at 3:12 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Cuts to U.S. soybean, corn production

Jan. 10, 2025 at 3:12 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices step back

Jan. 10, 2025 at 10:17 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rise as traders position ahead of USDA report

Jan. 9, 2025 at 3:45 pm CST

Chicago soybean and corn futures ticked up on Thursday as traders squared positions ahead of a major U.S. Department of Agriculture supply-and-demand report due on Friday.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures take back losses to hit fresh highs

Jan. 9, 2025 at 3:41 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures hit fresh highs on Thursday after Wednesday’s technical reversal.

By Geralyn Wichers

Feed Grains Weekly: Demand lull to keep prices lower for now

Jan. 9, 2025 at 2:23 pm CST

As January began, feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies remained lower and are likely to stay that way until spring, commented broker Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Second spring wheat futures market on the horizon

Jan. 9, 2025 at 1:56 pm CST

The CME Group has plans to launch a new Hard Red Spring Wheat futures and options market in the second quarter of 2025, rivalling the Minneapolis hard red spring wheat contracts now traded through the MIAX platform.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

USDA says it has not set Jan. 20 as date to resume Mexican cattle imports

Jan. 9, 2025 at 9:42 am CST

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has not established Jan. 20 as a date to resume cattle imports from Mexico, the agency said on Wednesday, after it blocked shipments in November over the discovery of the New World screwworm pest in Mexico.

By Reuters