Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum were mixed during the week ended April 3. While upticks in the United States wheat complex lent support, concerns over the worldwide reciprocal tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on April 2 generated a lot of uneasiness in the markets.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mixed
Wheat complex bumps up, tariff concerns weigh on values
CBOT Weekly: Soy takes hardest hit with Trump tariffs
Biodiesel plan boosted Chicago soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes The day after the so-called 'Liberation Day' the Chicago Board of Trade was experiencing a mixed reaction, said broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Bids mixed despite lower U.S. futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian wheat prices went in both directions despite lower U.S. futures and a stronger Canadian dollar during the week ended March 27, 2025.
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.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Small declines for wheat bids
Wheat prices show little movement
Reading Time: 2 minutes Most wheat prices in Western Canada during the week ended March 20, 2025 were slightly lower than those from the previous week.
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.
U.S. wheat sees most notable changes in March S/D report
Reading Time: 2 minutes No change was the central theme to the March supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture issued on March 11. In most categories of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the USDA kept the same data as in its February report.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices either side of steady
Trump tariffs pressuring U.S. wheat prices
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.
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.
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.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
