Reading Time: 2minutes A new potential U.S.-China trade deal and the surprise release of the WASDE report attracted the trade’s attention during the week ended Nov. 5, 2025.
Reading Time: 2minutes The United States grain and oilseed markets are currently dominated by two factors, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. Ettner said those are the absence of a trade deal with China and the ongoing United States government shutdown.
Reading Time: < 1minute While demand and activity is slowly ramping up for the fall cattle run, feed grain prices are currently in decline, said a Lethbridge, Alta.-based trader.
Reading Time: < 1minute Emotional trading was guiding activity at the United States commodity markets, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. The McHenry, Ill.-based Ettner said that particularly held true for Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn to a lesser extent.
Reading Time: 2minutes Soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade tumbled during the week ended Sept. 24, 2025, but corn futures stayed rangebound.
Reading Time: < 1minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with Congress to evaluate whether economic aid might be needed for the nation’s farmers this fall amid trade disputes and record-high yields, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday.