Insights and Stories of Jade Markus

Ships’ sailing season starts soon at Churchill

Aug. 20, 2015 at 2:13 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Manitoba’s Port of Churchill is almost ready to start moving grain this season, as ships are expected to go out within the next 10 days, the port’s operator said. “The elevator is starting to fill up and the rail cars are lining up for delivery on time. […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy bearish, corn bullish ahead of tour results

Aug. 20, 2015 at 10:58 am CDT

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Short-term barley prices seen likely to downtrend

Aug. 17, 2015 at 7:03 pm CDT

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Cooler temperatures, precipitation in store for Prairies

Aug. 14, 2015 at 3:27 pm CDT

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Lower loonie to boost U.S. demand for sunflowers

Aug. 13, 2015 at 7:28 pm CDT

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Fertilizer prices steady as farmers gauge fall use

Aug. 6, 2015 at 12:52 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Farmers are starting to assess how much fertilizer they’ll use going into the fall, if at all, based on crop budgets, according to an industry analyst. Fertilizer prices are being driven by crop prices and the global market, and both those factors are keeping prices steady, said […]

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to weaken as harvest nears

Aug. 5, 2015 at 4:27 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Short-term corn and soybean futures have been bouncing due to dryness in the eastern U.S. corn belt, but as crops move into harvest, prices will likely fall, according to Brian Rydlund, market analyst at CHS Hedging Inc. The corn market is primarily being moved by ethanol bidders […]

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Crops varied, but production down overall: tour

Jul. 24, 2015 at 3:12 pm CDT

Regina — Crop conditions across Western Canada ranged from good to poor during CWB tours of the Prairie provinces over the week ended July 24, with ‘variability’ the key word in any discussion on this year’s prospects. Production on canola and wheat will be down overall, but perhaps by not […]

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Rain too late to bring back yields: CWB crop tour

Jul. 23, 2015 at 1:25 pm CDT

Eastern Saskatchewan — no recovery seen By Jade Markus, Commodity News Service Canada Grenfell, Sask. — As the CWB crop tour sees an increasing number of wheat fields suffering from dryness earlier this season, it brings the question: will rain help? According to farmers, the answer is likely “no.” Fields […]

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Crops varied in eastern Sask: CWB tour

Jul. 22, 2015 at 3:37 pm CDT

Carlyle, Sask. — The effect of this years dry weather is becoming increasingly apparent as the CWB crop tour moves into Saskatchewan. Lack of moisture is visible in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan, the CWB tour found. However, dryness hasn’t been all bad in some areas — participants from the […]

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