Insights and Stories on Tariffs

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on acreage outlook

Mar. 14, 2018 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures tumbled on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling and outlooks for record-large U.S. plantings this year, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures dropped 16-1/2 cents, or 1.7 per cent, to $10.32-1/4 per bushel (all figures US$). Prices accelerated declines […]

U.S. farm group targets Trump with free-trade ads

Mar. 13, 2018 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Ginger Gibson

Pulse weekly outlook: India not a guaranteed market

Mar. 13, 2018 at 2:49 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy turn higher on technical buying

Mar. 12, 2018 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

China says U.S. soybeans ‘prime target’ over tariffs

Mar. 9, 2018 at 5:53 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Asia-Pacific nations sign sweeping trade deal without U.S.

Mar. 8, 2018 at 4:50 pm CST

Santiago | Reuters — Eleven countries including Canada and Japan signed a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement without the U.S. on Thursday in what one minister called a powerful signal against protectionism and trade wars. The deal came as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed earlier in the day to press ahead […]

By Dave Sherwood Felipe Iturrieta

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down, but off seven-week lows

Mar. 8, 2018 at 3:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle slid to a seven-week bottom on Thursday, led by fund liquidation, traders said. Futures’ discount to this week’s slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle prices freed contracts from session lows, they said. April closed 1.2 cents/lb. at 121.775 cents (all figures US$). June […]

By Reuters

Pulse weekly outlook: Alberta pea area tries to hang on

Mar. 8, 2018 at 11:52 am CST

CNS Canada — Despite a drop in spot prices due to tariffs imposed by India on peas, one industry expert says she isn’t convinced that means acreage will drastically be reduced in Alberta this spring. “I think we’ll see a little bit of a drop, but I don’t think it […]

By Dave Sims

Canada sticks to measured tack in U.S. trade row

Mar. 7, 2018 at 9:10 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada is sticking to its keep-calm strategy as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up trade war rhetoric, convinced that no move is the best move for the country with the most to lose, but critics say it risks being a soft target if its strategy fails. […]

By Andrea Hopkins

U.S. livestock: Trade war jitters drag on CME hogs

Mar. 7, 2018 at 6:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Wednesday hit a three-month low, partly rattled by talk of a potential trade war if the U.S. tacks higher tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, traders said. Wednesday’s U.S. stock market slumped as U.S. President Donald Trump appears poised […]