Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to revive U.S. shipbuilding using massive fees on China-linked ship visits to American ports is causing U.S. coal inventories to swell and stoking uncertainty in the embattled agriculture market, as exporters struggle to find ships to send goods abroad.
Proposed U.S. port fees on China-built ships choking coal, agriculture exports
U.S. agriculture exports face uncertainty due to proposed shipping fees, traders say
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat falls on dollar strength as Trump-Zelenskiy call results awaited
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures fell on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened and investors assessed the outcome of a call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to analysts.
CBOT Weekly: Weather takes some attention off of tariffs
Forecasts, soil conditions affect prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Weather and soil conditions have taken some of the focus off of tariffs at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended March 19, 2025.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains down on U.S.-Russia call, planting intentions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures traded both sides of unchanged on Tuesday, holding near a March high underpinned by concerns over U.S. crop conditions. Traders also awaited the outcome of a call between the leaders of the U.S. and Russia over the war in Ukraine.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on fears of wind damage to US crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures surged on Monday as wind storms in U.S. grain belts caused concerns about crop damage and traders hoped reduced Russian exports could generate more demand for U.S. supplies, according to analysts.
Speculators bail out of canola long positions
Tariff uncertainty tied to liquidation
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fund traders were busy liquidating long positions and putting on new bearish bets in canola as tariff uncertainty from both China and the United States weighed on the futures in early March.
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures ease amid trade war jitters
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago corn futures ticked lower on Friday as concerns over trade conflicts disrupting trade flows and abundant South American supplies weighed on prices, analysts said.
Canadian spring wheat bids strengthen
Rising futures, weak loonie provide support
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended March 13, as gains in United States futures and weakness in the Canadian dollar countered the bearish influence of the trade uncertainty overhanging the markets.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy rebound on demand uptick, weak dollar
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned higher on Thursday, after private estimates for Argentina's corn and soy crops fell, analysts said.
Feed grains weekly: Looming tariffs scaring away demand
Feed market is ‘wait and see’ says broker
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ongoing tariff uncertainty continues to curtail demand in the feed sector across the Canadian Prairies, said broker Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon.
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