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U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs down as USDA updates supply/demand numbers

Mar. 11, 2025 at 3:16 pm CDT

Chicago mercantile exchange cattle ended mixed on Tuesday as the USDA raised its beef production forecast.

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall on weakness in oil market, China deflation worries

Mar. 10, 2025 at 3:49 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mostly higher

Mar. 10, 2025 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

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U.S. grains: Corn futures end higher, extending rally on tariff relief

Mar. 7, 2025 at 5:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb to end week

Mar. 7, 2025 at 3:08 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

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.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Mixed movement in meat futures

Mar. 6, 2025 at 3:20 pm CST

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Cattle prices showed small declines while hog prices sharply rose at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday. United States President Donald Trump announced that certain imports from Mexico which fall under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement will see tariffs delayed until April 2. Canada was also […]

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

U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures closed higher on Wednesday, bouncing from multi-month lows set a day earlier as indications that U.S. tariffs against Canada and Mexico may be reduced helped ease market jitters over escalating trade tensions.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

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

Mar. 5, 2025 at 3:05 pm CST

The United States cattle and hog markets were two of many that rebounded on Wednesday one day after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports. Canada and China have already enacted retaliatory tariffs while Mexico will announce its plans by March 9. The April live […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

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

Mar. 4, 2025 at 4:49 pm CST

U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest levels of 2025 on Tuesday and soybean futures dropped below $10 a bushel on heightened concerns that President Donald Trump's trade policies would curb demand for U.S. goods, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters