Insights and Stories of Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Oct. 23, 2019 at 5:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade were mostly lower Wednesday amid a slower news week and harvest activity putting pressure on prices. “We’ve had a quieter week,” said Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill. “The market starts to fall of its own weight as we’re […]

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Oct. 21, 2019 at 2:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s sunflower crop has been compromised by the snow that fell over Thanksgiving weekend, but it’s not yet clear what percentage of the crop will be impacted. Before the snow fell, windy and rainy weather took a toll on the sunflower crop. The soil was oversaturated to the […]

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Oct. 16, 2019 at 8:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — One canola trader wouldn’t go so far as to calling the canola market lifeless, but it has remained rangebound for most of the week. That’s mainly due to pressure from harvest activity, which has carried on at an impressive pace on the Canadian Prairies despite being mired with […]

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Oct. 3, 2019 at 4:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spot barley prices have received support from last weekend’s snows in southern Alberta, but the major barley-growing regions were mostly spared. While the cold and wet weather has delayed harvest activity, a promising forecast should allow for harvest to resume in the Red Deer area, where most of […]

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Oct. 2, 2019 at 2:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have backed off of highs hit earlier in the week. That’s due mainly to harvest activity putting pressure on prices, according to Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Illinois. Corn crops across the U.S. are currently […]

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