CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and CBOT December 2022 wheat (orange OHLC). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 14-year peak in volatile trading

Soyoil sets record high before retreating

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose by their daily limit to a 14-year high on Wednesday as the war in Ukraine raised major concerns about grain supplies that will be available from the Black Sea region. Corn futures reached their highest price since December 2012, when the market set an […] Read more

CME March 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks, right column) with April 2022 feeder cattle (red line, right column) and April 2022 live cattle (black line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm, live cattle ease as grain markets roiled

Hog futures up on supply concerns

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday, and live cattle futures prices slipped for another session, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send agricultural commodity markets into a tailspin, traders said. But a whipsaw in prices for grains used for livestock feed weighed on the day’s livestock complex, […] Read more


CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with MGEX May 2022 wheat (orange O/H/L/C) and K.C. May 2022 wheat (black line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat limit up to 14-year peak

Soyoil sets record on Russia-Ukraine crisis

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures soared by the daily limit to their highest level in almost 14 years on Tuesday as traders feared prolonged disruptions to global supplies following Russia’s invasion of fellow grain exporter Ukraine. Soyoil futures set an all-time high on worries over vegetable oil exports from the […] Read more

EU flags in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. (Jorisvo/iStock/Getty Images)

EU predicts pain for farmers, consumers from Ukraine crisis

Brussels | Reuters — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and EU sanctions on Moscow will prove painful for farmers, consumers, fertilizer makers and exporters of farm products, the European Commission warned on Monday. Michael Scannell, deputy director-general of the Commission’s agriculture division, said grain buyers should brace for higher prices given that Russia and Ukraine made […] Read more


CBOT May 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn limit up on Russia-Ukraine supply fears

Egypt cancels wheat tender amid market turbulence

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped by their daily limit on Monday, while wheat futures spiked after hitting 13-1/2-year highs on Friday on concerns that Russia’s attack against Ukraine will continue to disrupt grain shipments from the Black Sea region. Soy futures also rallied as the conflict limited vegetable oil […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. May 2022 wheat (orange line) and MGEX May 2022 wheat (dark green line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat limit down as Ukraine conflict assessed

Corn off eight-month peak, soybeans off 9-1/2-year top

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled on Friday in a profit-taking setback after peaking earlier at the highest level since mid-2008 as investors turned back to equities and traders assessed potential disruption to supplies from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Corn eased from Thursday’s eight-month peak, while soybeans slipped from a 9-1/2-year top in […] Read more



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Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, but changes coming

Feedlots moving to full corn rations

MarketsFarm — With feed barley and wheat supplies on the verge of running out, prices remain firm, according to Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge. “They’re on the positive side of stationary,” he said, noting prices could soon change following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. “With what’s going on with Ukraine and […] Read more



CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 100-day moving averages (green and black lines) and K.C. May 2022 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat limit up after Russia invades Ukraine

Soyoil futures hit all-time high on vegoil supply concerns

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures spiked by their daily trading limit on Thursday to their highest since mid-2012 and corn futures touched eight-month peaks after Russian forces attacked Ukraine, exacerbating worries over global grain supplies. Soyoil futures notched an all-time high on concerns about global vegetable oil supplies amid conflict in the major […] Read more