Markets
Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade trended lower in the last days of April, with little bullish news for either commodity as attention turns to the new crop and relatively favourable planting condition across the United States.
Markets
CBOT weekly: ‘Soap opera’ keeps soybeans and corn under pressure
Attention turning to new crop
First Manitoba crop report says seeding slightly ahead of pace
Soil moisture conditions very from region to region
Spring planting in Manitoba registered at three per cent complete in the provincial agriculture department’s first crop report of 2025. Manitoba Agriculture released the report on April 29, noting planting progress was two points ahead of the five-year average.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy futures drop as U.S. planting pace accelerates
Chicago corn and soybean futures ended lower on a volatile day of trading Tuesday, as U.S. farmers raced to plant their fields and investors bemoaned a lack of fresh news over the U.S.-China trade war, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle set fresh highs, lean hogs slide
Chicago live cattle futures settled around contract highs, Tuesday, while lean hogs fell.
Pulse Weekly: Seeding of Manitoba pulses getting started
Specialist expects similar acres to last year
In Manitoba, the planting of pulse crops was barely underway during the week of April 28, said Dennis Lange, industry development pulse specialist for the province's agriculture department.
Smaller Australian wheat crop in 2025/26
Dry conditions cut into production says USDA attaché
Australian wheat production has been projected to drop in 2025/26 by 3.11 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Canberra. The attaché projected the country’s wheat output at 31 million tonnes for the coming marketing year.
Klassen: Higher packer bids enhance feeder complex
For the week ending April 26, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to $5 higher compared to seven days earlier.
U.S. grains: Wheat futures set contract lows on forecasts for beneficial US rain
U.S. wheat futures sank to contract lows on Monday on expectations that more rain will hit dry growing areas of the Plains after beneficial showers over the weekend, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as Mexican imports questioned
Chicago cattle contracts rose on Monday as the U.S. threatened to to block Mexican cattle imports over New World screwworm concerns.
Speculative net long position grows in canola
Bullish bets rise
Speculative fund traders continue to add to their net long position in canola futures, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).