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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit three-month high on US-China trade deal, USDA report

May. 12, 2025 at 2:59 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures notched a three-month high on Monday as a truce in the U.S.-China trade war and a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture report helped prices recover to pre-trade war levels, traders and analysts said.

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates as supplies decrease

May. 6, 2025 at 10:13 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

Klassen: Higher packer bids enhance feeder complex

Apr. 29, 2025 at 11:59 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Speculative net long position grows in canola

Apr. 28, 2025 at 12:02 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Cowboy rides through a pen of steers at a feedlot.

Klassen: Fall fed cattle supply concerns strengthen feeder complex

Apr. 22, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle lower amid broad selling pressure

Apr. 21, 2025 at 3:33 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Monday, retreating from early gains as the livestock markets found themselves caught up in the broad weakness triggered by threats from United States President Donald Trump to remove Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Feeder market returns to historical highs

Apr. 15, 2025 at 1:36 pm CDT

For the week ending April 12, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded stead to as much as $10 higher compared to seven days earlier. The market has fully recovered from U.S. tariff uncertainty. Strength in the fed cattle market and healthy feeding margins continue drive replacement prices upward.

By Jerry Klassen

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

Klassen: Feeder market experiences volatility during U.S. tariff week

Apr. 8, 2025 at 10:11 am CDT

During the week ending April 5, the feeder market felt sluggish early in the week. Prices were a bit softer on Monday and by Wednesday morning, quoted values were $10 to as much $20 below week ago levels. After making weekly lows Wednesday, prices fully recovered to the previous week’s levels.

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Healthy feedlot margins supports feeder complex

Apr. 1, 2025 at 10:03 am CDT

For the week ending March 29, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5/cwt lower to $5/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. The price structure was largely determined by the crowd's mindset regarding potential U.S. tariffs.

By Jerry Klassen

ICE canola weekly outlook: Future cloudy for futures

Mar. 26, 2025 at 3:39 pm CDT

The ICE Futures canola market posted solid gains during the week ended March 26 to trade at its best levels in more than two weeks despite recently imposed Chinese tariffs on canola oil and meal the looming threat of broad tariffs from the United States.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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