Insights and Stories of Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Oct. 25, 2017 at 5:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have kept rangebound this week with little excitement. During the week ended Wednesday the December corn contract rose slightly, by 2.5 cents, to $3.51 per bushel (all figures US$). The dominant November contract for soybeans fell 3.25 […]

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Oct. 20, 2017 at 7:57 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Almost three weeks since Canada’s pulse fumigation exemption expired in India, the Canadian pulse industry is still in the dark. “We’re just looking to have some clarity as to how Canada/India pulse trade’s going to play out in the long term and with a long-term policy solution,” […]

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Oct. 19, 2017 at 9:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Following concerns in September about seeding winter cereals in dry conditions, acres are down but crops seeded in Western Canada are doing good heading into the winter. “Very little moisture is required in the fall to get that seed to germinate and start growing, especially if it’s […]

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Oct. 18, 2017 at 8:44 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are both keeping rangebound as attention shifts from last week’s U.S. Department of Agriculture supply/demand report to South American growing conditions. During the week ended Wednesday the December corn contract rose 2.5 cents, to $3.485 per bushel […]

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Oct. 6, 2017 at 4:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Heading into the New Year, Canadian lentil markets will be quiet, according to an analyst. “It’s not exactly what farmers expected. They have had three years of very brisk intake and it will take a little bit of an adjustment to realize that the market is not […]

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