Insights and Stories of Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Apr. 10, 2019 at 8:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola contracts one the ICE Futures platform held within a narrow range during the week ended Wednesday, waiting for a catalyst to push futures one way or the other. To Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary, canola’s path is connected to a trade deal between the U.S. […]

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Apr. 4, 2019 at 8:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A slower-than-normal spring melt has helped to alleviate most flood concerns across the Prairies, except in southern Manitoba. That part of Manitoba, especially the Red River Valley south of Winnipeg, isn’t out of the woods just yet. Flooding may still reach levels on par with high water levels […]

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Apr. 3, 2019 at 1:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — This spring’s weather and flooding in the United States have become the main focus for traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), said an analyst. “What kind of planting conditions, how much rain, how much flooding, and how cold things are,” listed Steve Georgy, president of Allendale […]

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Apr. 3, 2019 at 1:53 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Higher diesel prices are on the horizon for Canada and the U.S. in 2019. GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst Dan McTeague pointed to an increase in overall demand, combined with a slowdown in heavy oil production and the federal carbon tax as well as pending IMO 2020 regulations — […]

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Mar. 27, 2019 at 4:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — To some who follow commodities markets, it was clear some other participants had overreacted to the news of China banning canola imports from Viterra. Bruce Burnett of MarketsFarm was one of those who saw Canadian exports of canola to China have pretty much dried up since January. That […]

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