Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybeans continued a three-day rally on Friday, fuelled by President Donald Trump’s remarks on Wednesday that China would buy more U.S. soybeans. Corn and wheat chopped up and down, though ample global supply continued to curb grain prices while traders turned their attention to a U.S. Department
U.S. grains: Soybeans continue gains on Trump’s China comments
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher on tight supply
Chicago | Reuters – CME live and feeder cattle futures finished higher on Friday, on the back of a tight cattle supply and the continued closure of the U.S.-Mexico border to cattle imports. CME April live cattle LCJ26 finished 51.65 cents to end at 237.25 cents per pound, while March feeder cattle FCH26 finished 3.35
Export flurry boosts EU barley market to ease grain glut
European Union barley exports could reach a 10-year high this season as brisk feed demand overseas and reduced competition from the Black Sea region help the EU to shift a large harvest.
U.S. grains: Soy rally continues after Trump says China to expand purchases
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans extended gains on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said China had raised a target for U.S. soybean purchases under a trade truce. Corn and wheat ticked up with spillover support from soybeans, though a firmer dollar and easing weather concerns capped the cereal markets. Soybeans rallied
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall after strike authorization vote
Chicago | Reuters – CME live and feeder cattle futures stumbled on Thursday, breaking a three-day rally under pressure from a strike authorization vote at a JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado, analysts said. However, bullish fundamentals, including a tight cattle supply and the ongoing closure of the southern border to Mexican cattle imports, will
U.S. farm income set to fall in 2026 despite surge in government payments
The U.S. Agriculture Department forecast on Thursday that U.S. net farm income would fall 0.7 per cent this year.
Carney wins admiration globally but struggles to lower food costs at home
Prime Minister Mark Carney has earned global admiration for openly declaring the end of a global order based on rules, but he has had far less success addressing a growing and more day-to-day concern at home: the rising cost of food.
Trump, Xi discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, U.S. relations
China is considering buying more U.S.-farmed soybeans, President Donald Trump said after what he called “very positive” talks with President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, even as Beijing warned Washington about arms sales to Taiwan.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans jump to two-month high on Trump comments
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit a two-month high on Wednesday following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about China buying more U.S. soybeans, traders said. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said China is “lifting the Soybean count to 20 Million Tons for the current season
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue rally on bullish fundamentals
Chicago | Reuters – CME live and feeder cattle futures rose for the third day in a row on Wednesday, on continued support from a tight cattle supply and the ongoing closure of the southern border to Mexican cattle imports, traders said. CME April live cattle LCJ26 finished 0.175 cent higher at 241.80 cents per
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