Insights and Stories of Adam Peleshaty

Prairies hit hard by drought

Apr. 9, 2021 at 7:51 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A new nationwide drought map released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Canadian Drought Monitor (CDM) shows just how dry conditions are in the Prairies, especially in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Areas in southern Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan have experienced at least six months of drought conditions, according to CDM’s […]

Manitoba forage, grassland growers burned by drought

Apr. 8, 2021 at 8:32 pm CDT

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Feed weekly outlook: Alternatives in greater demand

Apr. 8, 2021 at 8:14 pm CDT

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Spring wheat slowly regains premiums

Apr. 7, 2021 at 9:34 pm CDT

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Feed weekly outlook: Prices dropping off over past month

Apr. 1, 2021 at 4:22 pm CDT

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed as loonie jumps

Apr. 1, 2021 at 4:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheats dropped while those for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat made their way upward during the week ending Wednesday. Wheat futures in the U.S. were mixed, while the Canadian dollar rose. The market reacted […]

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Pulse weekly outlook: Shipping delays aggravate growers, exporters

Mar. 30, 2021 at 8:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — On top of disruptions to major supply chains and shipping routes already due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recent events are causing even more headaches for pulse exporters and growers. The six-day blockage of the Suez Canal by the grounded container ship Ever Given caused a major backup of […]

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Hog market recovering from pandemic lows

Mar. 26, 2021 at 8:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — In April 2020, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices for lean hog futures dropped to their lowest point since 2002, falling below US$40 per hundredweight. Nearly a year later, the industry is in the middle of a speedy recovery. At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) […]

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Feed weekly outlook: Prices to remain strong in spring

Mar. 25, 2021 at 6:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Higher prices for feed grains in Western Canada are expected to stay that way, according to a trader in Alberta. Erin Harakal, senior trader for Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta., said factors such as increased demand overseas and depleted domestic stocks will continue to keep prices elevated for […]

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CBOT weekly outlook: Markets move ahead of USDA report

Mar. 24, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) market participants are awaiting next week’s prospective plantings report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), due out March 31. Ahead of the report, average trade estimates predict 93 million acres of corn, 90 million acres of soybeans and 46 million acres of […]

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