As oat futures fluctuate on the Chicago Board of Trade, they remain rangebound, said Progressive Ag analyst Tom Lilja in Fargo, N.D. However, to Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask. there’s a disconnect between those futures and cash prices for oats.

Oats swinging higher, but rangebound
Futures no longer connected to cash market

U.S. grains: Corn, soy and wheat bounce as traders monitor tariff relief
U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures closed higher on Wednesday, bouncing from multi-month lows set a day earlier as indications that U.S. tariffs against Canada and Mexico may be reduced helped ease market jitters over escalating trade tensions.

CBOT Weekly: Tariffs sow uncertainty in markets
U.S. levies create unpredictability in crop prices
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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures slide as trade tensions flare
U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest levels of 2025 on Tuesday and soybean futures dropped below $10 a bushel on heightened concerns that President Donald Trump's trade policies would curb demand for U.S. goods, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Corn extends slide as trade woes, big South American crops spur sell-off
Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell nearly three per cent on Monday as worries about trade tensions and ample South American harvests appeared to spur commodity funds to liquidate more of their large net long positions, traders said.

U.S. grains: Chicago grains fall as tariff anxiety grows
Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures dipped on Friday as market players continued to worry about the impact of tariffs on U.S. agricultural trade.

U.S. grains: Corn falls on US planting data, tariff confusion
Chicago corn was down sharply on Thursday as market players digested numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Outlook Forum as well as expectations of new U.S. tariffs on imports from Mexico and China, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Chicago grains and soybeans dip on year-end positioning, tariff worries
Chicago corn, soy and wheat eased on Wednesday as traders took profits and monitored the possible impacts of U.S. tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, set to take effect on March 4 after a 30-day delay.

CBOT Weekly: Tariffs front and centre at CBOT
Trump’s threats pressure crop markets
Tariff threats from United States President Donald Trump caused a downturn at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Feb. 26, 2025.

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit three-week low; wheat dips, soy choppy
U.S. corn futures fell to a three-week low on Tuesday, sliding for a third successive session on tariff tensions and improving weather outlooks for South American crop regions, analysts said.