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European wheat to benefit from U.S.-China trade war: Strategie Grains

U.S. trade war could make EU wheat more attractive to China

By Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide April 10, 2025

European Union soft wheat is set to benefit from the escalating trade war between the United States and China, consultancy Strategie Grains said, as it raised its output estimates for all major EU cereals this year due to improved growing conditions.

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Feed Grain Weekly: Tariff fears on cattle leads to weak demand

Expect slow spring, summer

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 9, 2025

As tariff issues continue to hover around the globe, there has been a sharp reduction in the number of cattle in Canadian feedlots, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. And that has reduced the demand for feed grains in Western Canada to a trickle.

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Even more corn in China, Brazil say attachés

Better Chinese yields, stronger Brazil prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 7, 2025

China and Brazil are to further solidify their positions as the world's number two and three corn producers, according to attache reports from the United States Department of Agriculture.

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CBOT Weekly: Soy takes hardest hit with Trump tariffs

Biodiesel plan boosted Chicago soy

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 3, 2025

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.

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Feed Grains Weekly: Barley waning, wheat on the rise

Trump’s tariffs a wild card

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 2, 2025

While feed barley prices are generally flat across the Prairies, those for feed wheat are climbing, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.

High prices for organic grains relative to conventional crops is hindering demand, according to one grain marketer. Photo: InnaTarasenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Feed Grain Weekly: More barley acres possible despite less demand

Trade wars could make more room for cereals

By Adam Peleshaty March 27, 2025

Canada's trade wars with the United States and China could create an opportunity for more barley acres in Western Canada.

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CBOT Weekly: USDA plantings, stocks reports out March 31

Corn should be the winner in both reports

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 26, 2025

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.

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Modest corn production increases for Mexico, South Africa

Both countries face challenges to greater output

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 24, 2025

Corn production in Mexico and South Africa are expected to increase in 2025/26, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Mexico City and Pretoria.

Corn bids and offers have lately been far apart, with bids generally a dollar or more below the C$12 per bushel Ontario farmers would like to see. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Feed Grain Weekly: Prices stand still amidst tariff troubles

Politics driving feed grain markets

By Adam Peleshaty March 20, 2025

Tariffs from China and the United States have paralyzed feed grain markets in Western Canada according to Market Master Ltd. owner Susanne Leclerc from Edmonton.

The organic winter wheat and fall rye harvest is underway in Ontario. Photo: Allan Dawson/File

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CBOT Weekly: Weather takes some attention off of tariffs

Forecasts, soil conditions affect prices

By Adam Peleshaty March 19, 2025

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.

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Despite cheaper land costs, Canadian farmers at slight revenue disadvantage to U.S.

Feed grain weekly: Western Canadian barley bids seasonally firm

China’s Q1 pork output up 4.2 per cent from a year earlier, lags expectations

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