Insights and Stories on Trade

Klassen: Stronger demand sustains feeder cattle market

Jun. 18, 2018 at 8:41 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Feeder cattle numbers are declining at this time of year, so those buyers looking to secure ownership had to be more aggressive. Higher-quality packages were available in Saskatchewan, which traded at a small premium to Alberta markets. In central […]

U.S. grains: Corn at contract lows, soy dips below $9

Jun. 18, 2018 at 7:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: China trade spat sparks soy futures selloff

Jun. 15, 2018 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Amid trade uncertainties, Linamar builds up ag unit

Jun. 13, 2018 at 9:03 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans try to halt slide

Jun. 13, 2018 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking, renewed trade fears drop CME hogs

Jun. 11, 2018 at 7:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Monday reversed Friday’s advances, hit by profit-taking and renewed concerns over U.S. exports following late last week’s contentious G-7 summit, said traders. Europe will implement counter-measures against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum just like Canada, German Chancellor Angela Merkel […]

By Reuters

Trump’s tweets spew ire on Trudeau, EU, NATO

Jun. 11, 2018 at 12:43 pm CDT

Singapore | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets on Monday venting anger on NATO allies, the European Union and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of a divisive G7 meeting over the weekend. The escalating clash over trade between Washington and some […]

By David Brunnstrom Matt Spetalnick

ICE weekly outlook: Canola braces for turbulence

Jun. 6, 2018 at 7:05 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market could go on a choppy ride this summer as weather challenges and the topsy-turvy world of international trade battles threaten to fill the next few months with volatility. “Particularly in the summer months, Trump issues and weather issues will be the […]

By Dave Sims

Canada to U.S.: Explain that farm spending war chest

Jun. 1, 2018 at 4:42 am CDT

Chicago/Geneva | Reuters — Canada wants the United States to explain why its lawmakers have made an additional $30 billion available to support U.S. farmers hit by trade woes, and how Washington might distribute the money, according to a document published by the World Trade Organization on Thursday. The questions […]

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Miles

U.S. grains: Soybeans stumble as U.S.-China trade talks disappoint

May. 4, 2018 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday on disappointment that trade talks did not move Washington and Beijing closer to a deal to resolve the mounting dispute that has crimped U.S. crop sales to China. Prices retreated after a one per cent rise on Thursday that was […]

By Tom Polansek

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