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Endless trade disruptions
There is no shortage of news to report on in agricultural commodity markets. This week, it is shipping fees and Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola
Angus Brown
March 25, 2025
There is no shortage of news to report on in agricultural commodity markets. This week, it is shipping fees and Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola
Give or take a few cents, the US wheat market close last night was relatively unchanged for the week. Some supportive news, including better-than-expected new
After spending much of the three months over harvest doing very little, volatility is back in the wheat market. Canola has been on a rollercoaster
The fact that the wheat market has been relatively unchanged week on week doesn’t imply the market has been without volatility. After a slightly bearish
President Trump has been at it again, talking about imposing tariffs on all agricultural imports, (albeit via the X platform). This leads to all sorts
Another tumultuous week in wheat – and indeed commodities and stocks as a whole. President Trump rolled out 25% broad-based tariffs on Canada and Mexico
While world feed grain and cereal prices are nothing to get excited about for producers, they do represent value for grain consumers. At this time
The wheat market has been steadily sold off this week as firstly the cold weather across the US and Russia has eased and investors returned
There has been plenty of talk about the tightening global supply of wheat, and how this could see some volatility hit the market during the
The start of the week saw CBOT wheat jump on possible freezing weather in the US Plains and Central Russia. The move higher was largely
With all the talk of tariffs and trade disruptions, grain prices have remained remarkably steady. Canola has been volatile, but it has been like a
The US President came out swinging this week with renewed enthusiasm for tariffs. This time, the targets were steel and aluminium imports with Australia right
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