Insights and Stories on Markets

Dreyfus’ Sask. canola plant offline indefinitely

Oct. 28, 2014 at 11:01 am CDT

Reuters — A canola-crushing plant owned by the Canadian unit of global grain trader Louis Dreyfus will be offline indefinitely after an explosion and fire on Friday, the company said. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the blast at the Yorkton, Sask. plant, and an assessment of the structural condition […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets remain firm at feature sales

Oct. 27, 2014 at 8:23 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Cutrale-Safra wins takeover battle for fruit producer Chiquita

Oct. 27, 2014 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal Sruthi Ramakrishnan

Prairie CWRS bids mostly higher despite losses in U.S. futures

Oct. 27, 2014 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

CME to include electronic trades in livestock settlement prices

Oct. 27, 2014 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans jump two per cent on demand, fund buying

Oct. 27, 2014 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans surged more than two per cent on Monday, with each futures contract reversing from early losses on a short-covering rally tied to a slow harvest and strong demand for fresh supplies. The higher prices came despite favorable weather conditions for harvest in […]

By Michael Hirtzer

CWB takes pass on FNA’s proposal

Oct. 27, 2014 at 6:41 pm CDT

Ag input buying group Farmers of North America (FNA) says its proposal to buy the grain firm formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board has been rebuffed. Saskatoon-based FNA said Monday its proposal — which called for CWB’s assets to become part of an farmer-owned grain handling and fertilizer manufacturing […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump with beef prices

Oct. 27, 2014 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Monday, fueled by the rebound in wholesale beef prices that helped erase Friday’s market losses, traders said. October closed 1.3 cents per pound higher at 169.55 cents, and December was 0.925 cents higher at 167.825 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Markets sink from highest levels in at least six weeks

Oct. 24, 2014 at 3:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures tumbled Friday as traders booked profits after prices climbed to their highest level in at least six weeks. Soybeans retreated from a session high above US$10 a bushel amid expectations that rains next week will improve planting conditions in Brazil, the […]

By Tom Polansek

ValueAct buys stake in fertilizer dealer Agrium

Oct. 24, 2014 at 2:52 pm CDT

Reuters — Activist hedge fund ValueAct Capital on Friday disclosed it had bought a 5.7 per cent stake in Agrium, one and a half years after the Canadian fertilizer and ag retailer maker won a proxy battle aimed at breaking up the company. Agrium’s shares jumped nearly seven per cent […]

By Rod Nickel