Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat climb as Mexico earns tariff reprieve

Mar. 6, 2025 at 5:39 pm CST

Chicago corn futures surged nearly two per cent on Thursday as trade tensions cooled with Mexico, the top buyer of U.S. corn, after President Donald Trump temporarily suspended steep tariffs that he had imposed on Mexico this week.

U.S. livestock: Mixed movement in meat futures

Mar. 6, 2025 at 3:20 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy and wheat bounce as traders monitor tariff relief

Mar. 5, 2025 at 4:35 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog markets bounce back

Mar. 5, 2025 at 3:05 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures slide as trade tensions flare

Mar. 4, 2025 at 4:49 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound, hogs hit six-month low

Mar. 4, 2025 at 3:09 pm CST

Cattle and hog futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange went in opposite directions on Tuesday as United States President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn extends slide as trade woes, big South American crops spur sell-off

Mar. 3, 2025 at 4:42 pm CST

Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell nearly three per cent on Monday as worries about trade tensions and ample South American harvests appeared to spur commodity funds to liquidate more of their large net long positions, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog prices hit multi-month lows

Mar. 3, 2025 at 3:24 pm CST

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange came out of the weekend in a similar way to how they entered it, showing downward momentum. Meanwhile, the United States prepares to issue tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports starting tomorrow. The April live cattle contract dropped 0.400 U.S. cents per […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm