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Grain analyst Chuck Penner explains how seasonal price patterns can help farmers make better grain marketing decisions without relying on long-range forecasts.
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Grain marketing: How price history can guide better sales decisions
Understanding how bids typically move through the year can help with decisions
Trump’s fertilizer tariff idea no help to American farmers
It would take many years to build new U.S. mines to meet its needs, and in the meantime, a tariff on Canadian production would simply increase costs for American farmers.
Tariffs, threatened and real, dominated markets in 2025
Tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods by China and the constant threat of U.S. tariffs on Canada have been featured in the headlines during each month of the year.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were little changed but ended slightly lower on Wednesday amid thin trade ahead of Christmas, analysts said. Many traders have exited out of their positions ahead of Christmas and the New Year market holidays. CME February live cattle LCG26 settled 1.45 cents lower […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures lower after sideways trade
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures inched lower on positioning on Tuesday as thin volumes led to a sideways, choppy trade. Hog futures rose as traders covered short positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, which they had expected to show a 0.9 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat ends higher on short covering though ample supply weighs
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures inched higher on Tuesday on positioning ahead of the holidays, though a massive global supply of wheat kept a lid on prices. Soybeans and corn spent the day chopping up and down, but gained some support from an end-of-year rally, which is typical as traders […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market closes year on soft tone
For the week ending December 20, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were steady to $10 weaker compared to seven days earlier. For the second week in a row, the price range was quite wide for similar weight cattle. Larger operations were focused on pre-conditioned vaccinated cattle given the adverse weather conditions. The quality of cattle […] Read more
Pulse Weekly: Tariffs guide yellow peas in 2025
Tariffs were a major influence on Canadian yellow pea prices in 2025, with levies imposed by China and India. The two countries are Canada’s biggest foreign pulse buyers.
U.S. livestock: Hogs rise ahead of ‘Hogs and Pigs’ report
Chicago cattle futures continued to inch upward on Monday. Hogs also rose in anticipation of Tuesday’s Hogs and Pigs report. Most-active February live cattle futures closed at 231.425 cents a pound, up 0.625 cents. April live cattle settled at 231.075 cents a pound, up 1.075 cents. Most-active March feeder cattle closed at 340.500 cents a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat leads grains higher with Russian strikes in focus
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat rebounded on Monday as reports of more Russian strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure rekindled concerns about war risks to Black Sea grain trade, encouraging investors to cover short positions after an eight-week low last week. Soybeans were also higher, breaking a run of six falling sessions, as the oilseed […] Read more
