Insights and Stories of farmlink-marketing-solutions

Aug. 7, 2008 at 12:39 pm CDT

Despite a later start to the year and cooler temperatures than ideal, the majority of both confectionary and oil sunflower crops are rated as being in good condition throughout the U.S. The sluggish start to the growing season seems to have worked itself out with the arrival of a few […]

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Jul. 31, 2008 at 4:38 pm CDT

Feed barley prices weakened in sympathy with a corn market that fell sharply through the last half of July on improved growing conditions and speculative selling. The October futures contract traded as high as $280 per metric tonne (MT) before pulling back and stabilizing in the $240/MT range. Conditions for […]

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Jul. 23, 2008 at 11:27 am CDT

A combination of improving crop conditions, negative chart patterns, fund selling and a $20 per barrel drop in crude oil have left buyers content to sit on the sidelines for the time being, leading to a continued grain and oilseed market slide that began in early July. This week’s crop […]

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Jul. 17, 2008 at 3:56 pm CDT

November futures had spent the last month trading within a $40 per tonne range before being dragged lower this week, as both canola fundamentals and outside markets influence prices. Concerns about crop conditions, relatively good exports, and domestic crush being on pace to set a new record this crop year […]

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Jul. 10, 2008 at 3:36 pm CDT

Although the area seeded to oats in Canada is down 19 per cent in 2008, the market should remain fairly well supplied in 2008-09. Both the Canadian and U.S. crops are generally in good shape; there is a fairly large carry-in from the 2007-08 crop year, and North American processor […]

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