Insights and Stories of Jade Markus

May. 13, 2016 at 1:16 pm CDT

CNS Canada — After losing ground to pulses this year, a flax industry group is working on ways to be competitive going forward. “It’s the year of the pulses, and certainly growers are taking advantage of good prices for pulses,” said Don Kerr, president at the Flax Council of Canada, […]

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May. 11, 2016 at 4:42 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, following strength in CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybeans, but one analyst says it could be hard for the market to hold onto those advances. CBOT soybeans rallied Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

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May. 3, 2016 at 6:42 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Minneapolis wheat prices are gaining on those at other U.S. futures markets, as traders expect reduced acres this year. But the opposite is true for the Kansas City exchange as the expectation of high production weighs, and Chicago markets are moving on technical trading. Minneapolis Grain Exchange […]

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May. 2, 2016 at 6:00 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Mustard prices are moving lower in anticipation of higher acres in Canada this year, a market participant says. “I think the increase in acres off of last year will definitely have an influence on prices. I think it already has,” said Walter Dyck of Olds Products. Last […]

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Apr. 27, 2016 at 3:56 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade have seen weather-related support from traders in previous sessions, but one U.S. analyst expects prices to move lower with profit-taking. Soybeans — “We’re finally getting some weather stories here,” said John Weyer, director of Walsh Trading’s commercial hedging […]

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