Insights and Stories on Futures

Feb. 4, 2025 at 3:08 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped to their highest level since July on Tuesday as concerns eased that trade disputes will disrupt U.S. agricultural exports, analysts said.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Feb. 4, 2025 at 11:12 am CST

For the week ending February 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $8 per hundredweight higher compared to seven days earlier.  In some cases, larger packages of quality genetics were up as much $15/cwt from the prior week.

By Jerry Klassen

Jan. 28, 2025 at 3:10 pm CST

Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit fresh contract highs once again on Tuesday, with expectations for declining U.S. inventories behind some of the buying interest.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 28, 2025 at 11:39 am CST

For the week ending January 25, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $$3-$6/cwt on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Higher quality genetics and lower flesh replacements were slightly firmer; however, feedlot operators incorporated the appropriate discounts on fleshier types and lower efficiency, smaller frame animals.

By Jerry Klassen

Jan. 21, 2025 at 10:14 am CST

There was a surge in farmer selling across Western Canada last week. Sales volumes were larger than normal at many auction barns.  The fear that President Trump would implement a tariff on feeder cattle ignited fears that that market would drop sharply.  

By Jerry Klassen