Insights and Stories on Prices

Klassen: Ontario demand sets the price structure for calves

Oct. 18, 2023 at 3:12 pm CDT

For the week ending Oct. 14, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $4 higher compared to a week earlier. Calves in the range of 500 to 800 pounds traded $4-$6 lower in Alberta. However, in eastern Saskatchewan and in Manitoba, calves in this weight category were relatively unchanged compared […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans hold firm with harvest, domestic demand in focus

Oct. 17, 2023 at 4:56 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on supply concerns

Oct. 17, 2023 at 4:53 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Pulse weekly outlook: Smaller North American dry bean crops to underpin prices

Oct. 17, 2023 at 3:13 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat down off two-week high on global demand

Oct. 16, 2023 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures decline

Oct. 16, 2023 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock markets weakened on Monday, with lean hog futures nearing their lowest price in more than four months. Concerns about lacklustre demand for U.S. pork continued to hang over the market, analysts said. Seasonally, hog futures also tend to decline around this time […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle retreat as energy rally dents beef demand outlook

Oct. 13, 2023 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Friday as traders banked profits and squared positions ahead of the weekend as geopolitical turmoil riled energy markets and stoked concerns about beef demand. Crude oil rallied more than five per cent on Friday on the escalating Middle East […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slip on profit taking, macro pressure

Oct. 13, 2023 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Friday on profit-taking after hitting two-week highs in the previous session and as souring consumer sentiment and inflation worries hung over the market. Corn futures followed soybeans lower, but wheat rallied after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported stronger-than-expected weekly […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans surge after USDA projects smaller soy, corn crops

Oct. 12, 2023 at 5:24 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures shot up on Thursday following a closely watched U.S. government report forecasting a smaller corn and soybean harvest than previously projected, and below an average of analysts’ estimates. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active soybean futures contract jumped about […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs rise on technical buying

Oct. 12, 2023 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Thursday as technical buyers stepped into the market after prices weakened earlier in the session. Traders said the massive supplies reported by the U.S. Agriculture Department have been priced in and speculators were likely to buy any dip in […]

By Reuters