Insights and Stories of Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Jun. 6, 2018 at 6:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Trade uncertainty between China and the U.S., along with good U.S. growing conditions, is pressuring the soybean market on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). During the week ended Wednesday, the July CBOT soybean contract dropped about 30 cents to $9.9425 per bushel (all figures US$). “The […]

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May. 29, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Even with one new pulse processing plant on line in Western Canada and more on the way, producers will still have to wait before these new ventures have a significant effect on marketing of their pulse crops. Numerous pulse processing plants have been announced in the last […]

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May. 23, 2018 at 6:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Traders’ attention at the ICE Futures Canada canola market has now turned to western Canadian weather and news south of the border. While there was a reprieve from the drought over the last week, with rain falling in parts of Western Canada, large areas missed out on […]

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May. 18, 2018 at 7:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The closure of a sunflower processing plant in southern Alberta has Manitoba sunflower growers feeling uneasy this year. “Because of the plant closure there’s quite a bit of delay in delivery of the ’17 crop. So it’s discouraged quite a few guys from growing more (sunflowers),” said […]

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May. 17, 2018 at 7:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada — After a winter with tight supplies leading to a feed grain price rally in Western Canada, prices are starting to back off. “It’s been breaking free a little bit. Kind of surprisingly this year it took till seeding time to see that happen. We’ve seen markets rally […]

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