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CBOT Weekly: USDA plantings, stocks reports out March 31

Corn should be the winner in both reports

By Glen Hallick March 26, 2025

March 31 will be a busy day in the commodities market with the United States Department of Agriculture scheduled to release two major reports. At 11 am CDT on that Monday, the USDA will issue its grain stocks as of March 1 report along with its prospective plantings estimates for this spring.

Corn, Markets

Modest corn production increases for Mexico, South Africa

Both countries face challenges to greater output

By Glen Hallick March 24, 2025

Corn production in Mexico and South Africa are expected to increase in 2025/26, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Mexico City and Pretoria.

Markets, Soybeans

Brazil continuing to expand its soybeans

Attache calls for record output, exports

By Glen Hallick March 24, 2025

With Brazil's planted and harvest soybean area to expand by 900,000 hectares in 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché; in Brasilia forecast production to increase 3.50 million tonnes at record 173 million.

A soybean crop in Manitoba’s Interlake in 2022. Photo: Greg Berg

Cereals, Corn, Markets, News, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. wheat sees most notable changes in March S/D report

By Glen Hallick March 11, 2025

No change was the central theme to the March supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture issued on March 11. In most categories of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the USDA kept the same data as in its February report.

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Lentils, Markets, News, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: China includes peas in tariff threat

India extends duty-free period on yellow pea imports

By Glen Hallick March 10, 2025

Canadian yellow peas were hit with bad news on March 7, but the pulse received good news on March 10. In the bad news, China announced that Friday it's prepared to impose 100 per cent tariffs on its pea imports from Canada effective March 20, as well as imports of canola oil and canola meal. Plus there are to be 25 per cent levies on imports of Canadian pork and aquatic products.

Producers with early contracts received good prices, especially for organic crops such as oats and flax. Photo: File/Greg Berg

Cereals, Markets, Oats

Oats swinging higher, but rangebound

Futures no longer connected to cash market

By Glen Hallick March 6, 2025

As oat futures fluctuate on the Chicago Board of Trade, they remain rangebound, said Progressive Ag analyst Tom Lilja in Fargo, N.D. However, to Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask. there’s a disconnect between those futures and cash prices for oats.

Barley, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Feed Grains Weekly: Prices feeling the tariff pressure

This is a bit of an overreaction says broker

By Glen Hallick March 6, 2025

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.

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Beef Cattle, Markets, Prime cuts

Tariffs threaten trade upheavals in North American beef industry

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

By Contributor, Steve Kay March 6, 2025

The imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports to the U.S., and retaliatory tariffs by the two countries, are likely to cause significant trade upheavals throughout North America until they are removed. The U.S., as previously announced, imposed its tariffs on March 3 after delaying its move for 30 days. The […] Read more

Demand for organic pulses had been steadily rising before the COVID-19 outbreak, but supply chains are prepared to meet the new demand. Photo: File

Lentils, Markets, Pulses

China’s pulses to inch higher in 2024/25 says USDA attaché

Production has been shrinking

By Glen Hallick March 4, 2025

Total pulse production in China has been projected to increase slightly to 983,000 tonnes in 2024/25 compared to the 959,000 tonnes harvested the year before, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's attaché; in Beijing.

Barley, Beef Cattle, Corn, Livestock, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Feed Grains Weekly: Overbooked end-users worried about tariffs on Canadian beef

Feed wheat, U.S. corn too expensive

By Glen Hallick February 20, 2025

There won't be a whole lot of movement of feed grains on the Canadian Prairies any time soon, stated Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. He said not only are the end-users overbooked, but the relentless uncertainty over tariffs continues to dominate the cattle industry across Western Canada.

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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

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CBOT Weekly: USDA plantings, stocks reports out March 31

Modest corn production increases for Mexico, South Africa

Brazil continuing to expand its soybeans

U.S. wheat sees most notable changes in March S/D report

Pulse Weekly: China includes peas in tariff threat

Oats swinging higher, but rangebound

Feed Grains Weekly: Prices feeling the tariff pressure

Tariffs threaten trade upheavals in North American beef industry

China’s pulses to inch higher in 2024/25 says USDA attaché

Feed Grains Weekly: Overbooked end-users worried about tariffs on Canadian beef

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