Reading Time: 2 minutes With the United States weather forecast calling for rain on April 18 and 21, planting progress could come to a quick stop, said broker Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net in Chicago.
CBOT Weekly: Easter rains could spring delays on planting progress
Trump a wildcard
CBOT Weekly: USDA plantings, stocks reports out March 31
Corn should be the winner in both reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
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.
CBOT Weekly: Prices expected to slowly recover
Unless tariffs throw a wrench into things
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to slowly recover by the end of March, said broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. However, the tariff policies of the Trump administration could easily redirect that trend.
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.
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.
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.
CBOT Weekly: Hard to determine where markets could go
Tariffs issues clouding pathways
Reading Time: 2 minutes With global trade in something of a chaotic mess due to the Trump administration threatening to impose tariffs and placing levies on China, the futures for soybeans, corn and wheat are very difficult to determine said Terry Reilly, senior agricultural specialist for Marex. Added to that, he suggested there could be a few surprises in the February supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Rallying corn futures nearing resistance
Chicago corn just shy of $5.00
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have climbed steadily higher over the past two months, although the uptrend could soon run into resistance as the grain nears overbought territory and farmers will be looking to make some sales.
CBOT Weekly: Headlines dictate U.S. futures
Tariff threats, weather cause up-and-down trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump as well as weather concerns at home and abroad are creating a roller-coaster ride for U.S. grain futures during the week ended Jan. 22, 2025.
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