Insights and Stories on Corn

CP engineers, conductors locked out; talks continue

Mar. 20, 2022 at 12:52 am CDT

A lockout has begun at Canadian Pacific Railway affecting its 3,000-odd unionized engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff, effectively shutting down CP service. “The work stoppage has begun, but CP and (the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference) are still at the table with federal mediators,” federal Labour Minister Seamus […]

AAFC warns of uncertainty in latest crop outlook

Mar. 18, 2022 at 7:52 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures fall

Mar. 18, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Sector bracing for logistics challenge

Mar. 17, 2022 at 7:13 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat recoups from early weakness

Mar. 17, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CP to lock out engineers, conductors starting Sunday

Mar. 16, 2022 at 8:16 pm CDT

Canadian Pacific Railway has served its unionized engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff with notice of a lockout to start just after midnight ET on Sunday, unless the company and union agree on a new labour deal by then. Calgary-based CP and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: May wheats limit-down as peace talks progress

Mar. 16, 2022 at 7:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell by their daily maximum on Wednesday as investors weighed whether talks between Ukraine and Russia could lead to a ceasefire in the three-week-long war, while rain forecast in the U.S. Plains eased concerns about parched crops. Corn ended lower as the talks […]

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, wheat undergo major corrections

Mar. 16, 2022 at 4:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has done little to stabilize corn and wheat markets on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday. After high price spikes during the previous week, peace talks between the two nations and very few signs pointing toward escalation or resolution […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat up on Russian export suspension, U.S. drought

Mar. 15, 2022 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures gained on Tuesday, supported as export curbs by Russia fuelled concerns about global supply, while traders see the recent decline as an opportunity for bargain buying. Soybeans fell in reaction to investor worries that renewed coronavirus outbreaks in China could […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences volatility

Mar. 15, 2022 at 1:02 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2 higher to as much as $5 lower depending on the region. Mid-weight calves weighing 650-800 lbs. were relatively unchanged while lighter weight calves were steady to $3 higher on average. June live cattle are off $9 from their mid-February highs […]

By Jerry Klassen