Insights and Stories on Markets

USDA trims bin-busting U.S. corn crop, raises soybeans again

Nov. 10, 2014 at 3:25 pm CST

Washington | Reuters –– The 2014 U.S. corn crop, while still a record, will be slightly below recent market expectations according to government data released Monday, giving a boost to beaten-down corn prices, while soybean production continues to rise. CBOT corn futures closed up 0.5 per cent on the bullishly […]

Klassen: Healthy feeding margins support feeder cattle market

Nov. 9, 2014 at 10:42 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Mustard facing stiff Ukrainian competition

Nov. 7, 2014 at 3:45 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs finish strong for the week

Nov. 7, 2014 at 2:50 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat posts first weekly loss since September

Nov. 7, 2014 at 2:38 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Strong durum market starting to show signs of faltering

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:31 pm CST

Commodity News Service Canada — It’s a well known sentiment in the grain markets that ‘the best cure for high prices is high prices,’ and that is starting to show signs of proving true in the Western Canadian durum market. Durum bids in the $10 to $11 per bushel range […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CWB Expects Higher Returns For Canola, Wheat And Durum

Nov. 6, 2014 at 3:53 pm CST

CNS – CWB, formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board, has raised Pool Return Outlooks (PROs) for durum, wheat and canola in its latest report. They noted it is a special mid-term outlook, due to market changes since the previous report released on October 23. PROs were higher for all three […]

By MarketsFarm Team

India toughs it out in WTO food-stockpiling dispute

Nov. 5, 2014 at 4:01 pm CST

New Delhi/Geneva / Reuters — India defied the world on Wednesday in a row over food stockpiling that has crippled attempts to reach a global trade agreement, raising doubts that backroom talks can reach a compromise before a Group of 20 summit this month. At the end of July, Prime […]

By Manoj Kumar Tom Miles

Put buyers bet CBOT wheat’s strength won’t last

Nov. 5, 2014 at 3:52 pm CST

Reuters — Chicago wheat prices may have rallied more than 10 per cent since October 1, but judging by a jump in bearish put option positions tied to the March delivery slot, they are likely to turn lower going into the New Year. More than 3,600 put options were bought […]

By gavin-maguire

Canola rangebound, but nearby bias up

Nov. 5, 2014 at 3:49 pm CST

Commodity News Service Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved up and down during the week ended November 5, but finished mixed overall with gains in the front months and losses in the more deferred positions. While the market appears rangebound for the time being, the nearby contracts still […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin