Insights and Stories of Jade Markus

Dec. 23, 2015 at 1:07 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers are expected to seed more pulse crops at the expense of cereals in 2016, according to early projections from industry experts looking at current market trends. “Definitely we’ll see an increase in pulse crop acreage,” said Bruce Burnett, weather and crop specialist at G3 Canada. […]

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Dec. 16, 2015 at 5:24 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are rangebound ahead of the holidays, according to one analyst. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25 per cent, the first increase since 2006, which pressured both corn and soybeans. But outside of that […]

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Dec. 15, 2015 at 3:41 pm CST

CNS Canada — The Canadian dollar has been steadily depreciating through 2015, sinking to an 11-year low relative to its U.S. counterpart as the end of the year creeps closer. Even if the loonie stays weak in 2016, however, two analysts expect the upside potential it brings to agricultural commodity […]

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Dec. 11, 2015 at 3:42 pm CST

CNS Canada — Prairie oat prices are ticking upward as buyers try to coax farmers into a slow market — but prices, most notably in Saskatchewan, may need to move further before that happens. “Prices are below expectations, and in some instances quality is below what the market is willing […]

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Dec. 9, 2015 at 4:15 pm CST

CNS Canada — Supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture held few surprises and had only limited effects on Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybeans — both rangebound in the short term, according to one U.S.-based analyst. “That report was pretty non-eventful right now,” said Scott […]

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