Proposed tariffs imposed on Canadian and Mexican imports into the U.S. gave the Chicago Board of Trade a lot to think about during the week ended Dec. 4, 2024.

CBOT Weekly: Trade focuses on tariffs, USDA report next

ICE Canada Weekly: Uncertainty weighs on canola
As the Canadian canola industry remained braced for whatever may come from China in regard to tariffs, a sharp blow to the oilseed arose from a much different source. United States President-elect Donald Trump threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs on their goods imported by the U.S. effective Jan. 20, the day he’s sworn in.

Rains swell Mississippi River, US soy exports flow at 4-year high
Exporters have shipped soybeans from the busiest U.S. grains port at the fastest rate in nearly four years after rain raised water levels in the Mississippi River, government data showed.

CBOT Weekly: Pros and cons for U.S. soybeans, corn, wheat
As the likelihood of tariffs loom over United States soybean, corn and wheat exports, that trio of commodities has been facing their share of pros and cons, said analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D.

ICE Canada Weekly: Sideways trading likely until Trump sworn in
Uncertainty over policies of president-elect
As to where canola and other grains go in the coming months is somewhat uncertain, said analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain in Winnipeg. He pointed directly at the incoming Trump administration in the United States and the policies the president-elect has been touting.

CBOT Weekly: U.S. election drags down soybeans
Results from the United States election pulled down soybean prices at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Nov. 13, 2024.

Trump trade policy seen as wild card for US soybean farmers, opportunity for crushers
American farmers are worried that President-elect Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans will curb their access to top soy buyer China, but tariffs could also lure companies to build more U.S. crushing plants, hungry for domestic supplies.

USDA lowers U.S. soybean/corn yield estimates
There were a few tweaks to the latest monthly report from the United States Department of Agriculture released on Nov. 8. The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates not only lowered yields for U.S. corn and soybeans, the department reduced the ending stocks for both.

CBOT weekly outlook: Trio of events loom over U.S. soybeans, corn
The trade's initial reaction to the re-election of former United States President Donald Trump was bearish for soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade on Nov. 6. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement on Nov. 7 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's supply and demand report on Nov. 8 are likely to have a bullish effect on those commodities, said Allendale Inc. president Steve Georgy.

Tariff fears trigger Chinese buying
With this spectre looming over Canadian canola, Chinese buyers are front loading their purchases
Reading Time: 2 minutes With tariff threats looming over Canadian canola, Chinese buyers are front loading their purchases.