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Klassen: Feeder market experiences volatility during U.S. tariff week

By Jerry Klassen April 8, 2025

During the week ending April 5, the feeder market felt sluggish early in the week. Prices were a bit softer on Monday and by Wednesday morning, quoted values were $10 to as much $20 below week ago levels. After making weekly lows Wednesday, prices fully recovered to the previous week’s levels.

Some wonder if prairie producers might be considering a return to organic canola, despite the problems caused by the proliferation of GM canola. Photo: Greg Berg

Markets

ICE Canada Weekly: U.S. tariffs may not topple canola market

By Adam Peleshaty April 2, 2025

Potential U.S. tariffs on Canadian canola imports may not cause prices to come down, according to an analyst.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Healthy feedlot margins supports feeder complex

By Jerry Klassen April 1, 2025

For the week ending March 29, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5/cwt lower to $5/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. The price structure was largely determined by the crowd's mindset regarding potential U.S. tariffs.

Tales of people who timed the top of the market become the stuff of legends because doing so in real life is nearly impossible.

Crops, Marketing, Markets

How to review and fine-tune your grain marketing plan

Don’t let greed, fear or wishful thinking steer you away from a solid plan

By MarketsFarm March 31, 2025

Now, we turn to a critical yet often overlooked aspect of farm marketing: you must know when to alter your plan and when to stay the course. We’ll also explore common behavioural traps that derail even the best-laid strategies.

Crops, Marketing, Markets

How to use the tools to build a sound grain marketing plan

Organize your marketing strategies to balance maximizing revenue, ensuring cash flow and limiting risk

By MarketsFarm March 28, 2025

This week, we turn to the nuts and bolts of marketing: what options do you have? How do they work? And most importantly, how do they fit into an overall strategy that maximizes opportunity while managing risk?

Cereals, Corn, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

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.

Corn, Markets

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.

Markets, Soybeans

Brazil continuing to expand its soybeans

Attache calls for record output, exports

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 24, 2025

With Brazil's planted and harvest soybean area to expand by 900,000 hectares in 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché; in Brasilia forecast production to increase 3.50 million tonnes at record 173 million.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Markets

U.S. cattle herd contraction coming to an end

The Markets: Watch for calf prices to start to decline in 2026

By Jerry Klassen March 19, 2025

Beef calf price should continue to be strong in 2025, but a growing cow herd could mean lower prices in 2026.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Markets

Cattle market volatility increases as tariff uncertainty continues

Resumption of U.S./Mexico cattle trade will temper market upside

By Jerry Klassen March 14, 2025

At the time of writing this article, the implementations of U.S. tariffs and Canadian retaliatory measures were delayed for 30 days. However, the threat remains. This is the wild card moving forward.

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