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Chicago Board of Trade corn and soy futures fell on Thursday as traders booked profits following recent rallies and ahead of the weekend, when U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, traders said.
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U.S. grains: Corn and soy retreat on profit-taking, US tariff fears
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue slide, hogs make slight gains
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures continued to slide on Thursday after Wednesday's fall from highs.
Canadian Financial Close: Loonie edges upward
Tariff threat keeping crude rangebound
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar nudged up a tenth of a cent on Thursday due to gains in crude oil. The loonie closed on Thursday at US$0.6938 or US$1=C$1.4414, compared to Wednesday’s finish of US$0.6928 or US$1=C$1.4435. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback tacked on 0.031 of […] Read more
Feed Grains Weekly: Tariffs ‘an unknown situation’ says broker
Barley, wheat prices largely unchanged
Movement in feed grain prices remained largely at a standstill across Western Canada due to the looming threat of tariffs by the Trump administration, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.
North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola, wheat rise higher
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market continued its up-and-down trade on Thursday, going into positive territory as comparable oils moved in both directions. European rapeseed was mixed, crude oil was up and Chicago soyoil was relatively steady. Malaysian palm oil was not traded due to the Lunar New Year holiday. A tightening […] Read more
Minister sees Ukraine’s 2025 grain, oilseed crop rising to 80 million tons, media says
Ukraine's combined grain and oilseed harvest could increase to 80 million metric tons in 2025 from 76 million tons in 2024, farm minister Vitaliy Koval was quoted on Thursday as saying.
Global Markets: Plane, helicopter collide midair
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – An American Airlines regional passenger jet flying from Wichita, Kan. and a United States Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair on Wednesday near Reagan Washington National Airport. A total of 67 people, including Russian and American […] Read more
ICE canola down with soyoil Thursday morning
By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market was weaker Thursday morning, taking some direction from Chicago soyoil. European rapeseed was also down on the day, while Malaysian palm oil and other Asian markets remained closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. The threat of the United States imposing […] Read more
Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Small increase for loonie
Oil hovers around unchanged ahead of Trump's tariff deadline
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar tacked about a tenth of a cent on Thursday morning as the United States dollar stepped back and crude oil inched upward. As of 8:38 am CST, the loonie was at US$0.6939 or US$1=C$1.4404 compared to Wednesday’s close of US$0.6928 or US$1=C$1.4439. On the United […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures hit over one-year high on Argentine weather worries
Chicago grain futures surged on Wednesday as underwhelming rainfall and forecasts for hot, dry weather in Argentina's parched corn and soy belt lifted prices, traders said.
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