Insights and Stories of Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Jan. 23, 2018 at 5:09 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Pulse crop prices in Western Canada are holding steady while questions remain about the future of trade with India. India in November imposed a 50 per cent import tariff on peas and in December a 30 per cent tariff was placed on chickpeas and lentils. The tariffs […]

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Jan. 19, 2018 at 5:49 pm CST

CNS Canada — Pulse crop trade with India hasn’t been rosy lately but the head of a Canadian pulse shipping and processing company believes the tides will soon change. “India’s going to buy again this year. We’ll have to see what level but we think the recoveries are going to […]

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Jan. 17, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are catching up following the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports last Friday. Corn “went down on Friday in response to the report. We couldn’t file through it all yesterday. So we actually ended […]

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Jan. 5, 2018 at 3:34 pm CST

CNS Canada – Farmers shouldn’t be too concerned yet that the recent Agrium, Potash Corp of Saskatchewan merger will cause an increase in the price of fertilizer, at least according to the president of one provincial producer group. “(The merger is) a hard one to find a whole bunch of […]

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Jan. 4, 2018 at 9:37 am CST

CNS Canada – Corn and soybean contracts are remaining quiet at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) as traders await United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports due out next week. “(The report is) a big one. I guess most (people are) and I am too looking for a little […]

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