Insights and Stories on Markets

U.S. livestock: April hogs limit down, cattle ease

Mar. 30, 2020 at 6:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on Monday sank by an expanded daily limit and cattle futures weakened on increased concerns that slaughterhouses will close due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Traders worry that shutdowns could back up supplies of livestock by removing markets for the […]

Burnett on Markets: Suddenly agriculture is important

Mar. 27, 2020 at 1:52 pm CDT

By Bruce Burnett

Klassen: Feeder market remains vulnerable

Mar. 24, 2020 at 10:37 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Impacts on ag expected as COVID-19 rocks markets

Mar. 14, 2020 at 11:57 pm CDT

By D.C. Fraser

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to six-month lows

Mar. 12, 2020 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Fraser: What will be the long-term impact of COVID-19?

Mar. 12, 2020 at 3:05 pm CDT

As developments around the COVID-19 coronavirus change rapidly, I can’t help but speculate on the longer-term effects of it. By now, much has been made of the economic impact it — alongside the Saudi Arabia-Russia oil trade war — will have on global economies. While it’s guesswork to estimate the […]

By D.C. Fraser

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow as global markets slump

Mar. 9, 2020 at 5:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell more than two per cent on Monday and corn fell nearly one per cent as concern over the economic fallout from the coronavirus and a crash in crude oil prices pushed equities and other commodities sharply lower. Wheat futures on the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Crop futures slide on coronavirus fears

Feb. 28, 2020 at 8:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slumped to new contract lows on Friday and wheat fell to a 3-1/2-month low with a seventh daily drop in eight trading sessions as a spike in new coronavirus cases beyond China fueled fears of a pandemic. Soybeans also retreated, reversing course after […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Calves remain firm while yearlings falter

Feb. 24, 2020 at 9:08 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 lower while calves and grassers traded within $5 on either side of unchanged. Calves were extremely variable with similar weight cattle sometimes trading $6-$8 apart at the same sale. Supplies of calves coming on the market appear to be lower […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat plunge on coronavirus worries

Feb. 24, 2020 at 7:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures tumbled on Monday as fears over the rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak beyond China dragged down broader markets and underpinned the dollar. Technical selling further fuelled the drop, with corn and soybeans down nearly two per cent and wheat down […]

By Karl Plume