Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures closed higher on Wednesday, bouncing from multi-month lows set a day earlier as indications that U.S. tariffs against Canada and Mexico may be reduced helped ease market jitters over escalating trade tensions.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy and wheat bounce as traders monitor tariff relief
CBOT Weekly: Tariffs sow uncertainty in markets
U.S. levies create unpredictability in crop prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump have wreaked havoc on the Chicago Board of Trade according to Chicago-based agricultural strategist Terry Reilly.
Mexico likely to seek more trade with Canada
Sheinbaum: Mexico “will reach out to Canada”
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the face of U.S. tariffs Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, sees opportunity to grow trade between Canada and Mexico.
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures slide as trade tensions flare
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest levels of 2025 on Tuesday and soybean futures dropped below $10 a bushel on heightened concerns that President Donald Trump's trade policies would curb demand for U.S. goods, analysts said.
Grain Growers of Canada react to U.S. tariffs
GGC says tariffs put family-run farms, already under strain, at great risk
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian grain farmers warn of economic hardship from new US tariffs. The 25 per cent U.S. tariff threatens farm viability, increases American food costs and disrupts a $17B trade relationship.
The risk of tariffs – some U.S. farmers get it and some don’t
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Trump tariffs and retaliatory tariffs will likely cause financial pain for American farmers. Some farmers get it, but other producers don’t.
Picking the right crop varieties for your farm
Use this easy method to help you narrow down your seed choices
Reading Time: 5 minutes Based on the amount of seed information available to growers in the past, we get the impression that it was a bit like throwing darts when it came to choosing an ideal seed. Your method of choice may have been to try a variety that your farm neighbour had success with or maybe you just […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn extends slide as trade woes, big South American crops spur sell-off
Reading Time: 2 minutes Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell nearly three per cent on Monday as worries about trade tensions and ample South American harvests appeared to spur commodity funds to liquidate more of their large net long positions, traders said.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains fall as tariff anxiety grows
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures dipped on Friday as market players continued to worry about the impact of tariffs on U.S. agricultural trade.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat bids tumble
Tariff threats, wheat futures pressure bids
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariff threats from United States President Donald Trump and declining U.S. wheat futures have pressured Western Canadian wheat bids during the week ended Feb. 27, 2025.
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