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U.S. grains: Wheat recovers on short covering, soy continues to fall

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters December 18, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures found their footing on Thursday on short covering but remained near eight-week lows after China cancelled purchases from the United States and as large harvests in Argentina and Australia poured new grain into a well-supplied market, analysts said. Soybean futures continued the previous day’s fall on long liquidation […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower on falling beef prices, selling

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters December 18, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures tipped lower on Thursday as falling wholesale boxed beef prices and long liquidation pressured the market, analysts said. A decline in boxed beef prices has made meatpackers, whose margins continue to remain in the red, less willing to pay up for cattle. “The […] Read more

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

Feed Grains Weekly: Quieter demand pulls prices down

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 18, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed prices for barley and wheat have pulled back a little following an upward swing that started in November and ended in early December, said Travis Ebens of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.

Canada has yet to see a case of ASF, however the virus has devastated hog barns in China and other Asian nations. Photo: Miguel Perfectti/GettyImages

Livestock, News

Canada, Philippines make African swine fever zoning agreement

By Geralyn Wichers December 18, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada and the Philippines have signed an African swine fever (ASF) zoning arrangement, a measure that should ensure trade can continue between the countries during outbreak of the disease.

FILE PHOTO: People attend a demonstration called by the French farmers and the Confederation paysanne to protest against the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal between the European Union and the South American countries of Mercosur, in Paris, France, October 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

News, Reuters

Germany, Spain urge EU to back Mercosur trade pact, but France resists

By Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters December 18, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged EU leaders on Thursday to back a contentious free trade pact with South American bloc Mercosur but French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron insisted it was still not ready.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle fall

By Geralyn Wichers December 17, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures fell across the board on Wednesday. Most-active February live cattle futures closed at 229.550 cents a pound, down 1.150 cents. April contracts also fell by 1.150 cents to settle at 229.125 cents. Most-active January feeder cattle contracts closed at 341.525 cents per pound, a loss of 1.800 cents. March futures […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat sets fresh eight-week low as ample global supply continues to weigh

By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen/Reuters, P.J. Huffstutter December 17, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, setting a new eight-week low, as ample supply and progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine triggered selling by speculative investors. Corn futures firmed on export demand, though pressure from the wheat market continued to weigh […] Read more

Markets

Larger Canadian canola and wheat ending stocks expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 17, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised its 2025/26 carryout forecasts for canola and wheat in its latest supply/demand update released Dec. 17.

Canola, Markets, News

‘A little bit of a resurgence for flax’

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 17, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Flax is sitting in a good position following this year’s harvest, said Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Markets

CBOT Weekly: Grains, oilseeds down ahead of an uncertain 2026

By Adam Peleshaty December 17, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. grain and oilseed futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell during the week ended Dec. 17, 2025 due to lagging exports and delayed data.

Daily Network News

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

Non-canola interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026 Advance Payments Program

McCormick bets on flavor in $65 billion Unilever merger

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