Insights and Stories of Terryn Shiells

May. 28, 2014 at 7:27 pm CDT

ICE Futures Canada canola futures moved sharply lower during the week ended Wednesday, with a large portion of the declines linked to the speculative sell-off seen Tuesday. Speculative money was said to be moving out of oilseed markets, including canola and soybeans, and into equities. This had a bigger impact […]

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May. 22, 2014 at 7:05 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn growers in Manitoba have gotten off to a slower start than normal when it comes to planting due to cold, wet weather this spring. Farmers in the main corn growing regions of the province have been able to get a fair bit of the crop planted, […]

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May. 22, 2014 at 2:54 am CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were higher during the week ended Wednesday, with new-crop gains outpacing old-crop as traders worked to correct the spread between the two, participants said. Old-crop values found some support from continued worries about tight U.S. supplies, with all contracts […]

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May. 21, 2014 at 11:09 am CDT

CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) were weaker during the week ended Tuesday, following sharp losses seen in U.S. wheat futures markets. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in […]

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May. 14, 2014 at 5:21 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, with old-crop values seeing the sharpest gains. A combination of speculative and commercial buying interest, as old-crop canola remains cheap compared to other oilseeds, helped nearby futures move higher than new-crop […]

By Terryn Shiells