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Organic grain prices held steady in December, as industry participants reflected on the past year and considered what a new administration in the United States could mean for the North American markets in 2025. “(Prices) are in a holding pattern until we know what’s going to happen with the U.S. situation,” commented Harro Wehrmann of[...]

The Port of Thunder Bay has seen above-average grain and potash shipments this spring.

Even before tariffs were imposed by United States President Donald Trump on March 4, the levies were having an impact on Western Canadian feed grain prices, said Jay Janzen of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.

Grain prices at the Chicago Board of Trade were on the weaker side for the week ended July 16 due to last week's USDA report and ongoing trade tensions.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures made gains today as trends indicate that while contracts have backed away from record highs, market fundamentals remain solid.

Chicago corn futures ticked up in rangebound trade on Thursday as stout export sales, weather concerns in Argentina and strong demand added support, analysts said.

Movement in feed grain prices remained largely at a standstill across Western Canada due to the looming threat of tariffs by the Trump administration, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.

In the midst of dryness in Western Canada and an organics market stuck in a standstill, organic growers are making decisions on what to plant in the coming weeks. Chances are, they may be dictated by their own rotations.

Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher during the week ended June 5, while those for amber durum moved lower.

The Port of Thunder Bay continues to see strong grain movement during the 2024 shipping season, with 923,700 tonnes moved in May, according to a report. That marked the second highest monthly grain total of the past two years and compares with 899,100 tonnes in May 2023.