Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum were mixed during the week ended March 6. Declines in the United States wheat complex weighed on Prairie cash prices, as did a stronger Canadian dollar.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices either side of steady
Trump tariffs pressuring U.S. wheat prices
Feed Grains Weekly: Prices feeling the tariff pressure
This is a bit of an overreaction says broker
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
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.
Spring weather to dominate first half of March
Large parts of Argentina, Brazil to be dry
Reading Time: 2 minutes Be it the Canadian Prairies or the United States Midwest, spring-like weather is on its way for the first couple of weeks of March, said Drew Lerner, president and chief agricultural meteorologist for World Weather Inc. in Overland, Kan. Meanwhile, the dryness that has dominated parts of Argentina and Brazil is likely to continue for the next several weeks.
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.
CBOT Weekly: Tariffs front and centre at CBOT
Trump’s threats pressure crop markets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariff threats from United States President Donald Trump caused a downturn at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Feb. 26, 2025.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Modest increases across the region
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum made small gains during the week ended Feb. 20. Support came from higher prices in the United States wheat complex, but a stronger Canadian dollar limited the increases
Feed Grains Weekly: Overbooked end-users worried about tariffs on Canadian beef
Feed wheat, U.S. corn too expensive
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
CBOT Weekly: Tariff threats eclipse USDA report
Trump talks bring pressure to crop prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariff threats from United States President Donald Trump overshadowed the USDA's monthly supply/demand estimates during the week ended Feb. 12, 2025.
U.S. wheat, world grain stocks tighten: USDA
Less supply by end of marketing year
Reading Time: 2 minutes Projected world grain stocks, as well as those for United States wheat, are set to tighten according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly supply/demand report released on Feb. 11, 2025.
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