Insights and Stories of Dave Sims

Mar. 11, 2015 at 5:29 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures remained largely unchanged over the past week but a bullish U.S. dollar, currently outperforming many of the world’s other currencies, will keep the long-term bias pointed lower, according to a U.S. analyst. “We’re going to need a weather event, […]

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Mar. 11, 2015 at 12:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As Canada’s remaining old-crop lentils shuffle off to buyers overseas, interest is building in the potential for new crop in 2015. Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research in Winnipeg said he expects more acres will be planted this spring as a result of the strong interest. “Oh, […]

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Mar. 10, 2015 at 5:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Despite recent mild temperatures that are forecast to hang around the Canadian Prairies for the next week, a weather expert says a colder bias will return during the latter stages of the month. “It will take a while for it to come back, but it will come […]

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Mar. 4, 2015 at 4:57 pm CST

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were lower for the week ended Wednesday, as continued losses in soybeans, and technical factors, weighed on canola values. The spillover weakness from soybeans was pronounced, according to analyst Wayne Palmer of Agri-Trend Marketing in Winnipeg, who noted beans were 40 cents […]

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Mar. 3, 2015 at 6:55 pm CST

CNS Canada — Better data, equitable service regardless of where you live and service contracts with teeth are just some of the ideas being tossed around by Prairie farm leaders taking part in the Canadian Transportation Act review. “Producers want to see equitable service for everyone,” said Norm Hall, chairman […]

By Dave Sims