Insights and Stories on Markets

Canada pans USDA’s planned shifts in cross-border inspection fees

Jul. 7, 2014 at 4:57 am CDT

Plans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to recover more of its agricultural quarantine inspection (AQI) costs from users moving goods into the country have left Canada officially underwhelmed. Canada’s International Trade Minister Ed Fast said last week the proposal by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to […]

Japan sees TPP talks in Ottawa as key to final stage

Jul. 7, 2014 at 1:41 am CDT

Klassen: Feeder market firm but undefined during adverse rains

Jul. 7, 2014 at 12:49 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Juice maker Lassonde buys further into U.S. market

Jul. 4, 2014 at 2:43 pm CDT

By Staff

Fungus damage to Peru’s coffee crop lifts premium

Jul. 4, 2014 at 1:55 pm CDT

By Marcy Nicholson Mitra Taj

U.S. grains: Soy lower as supply worries ease

Jul. 3, 2014 at 5:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, retreating from early gains as worries about tight old-crop supplies abated and forecasts called for favourable weather that should bolster yields, traders said. Corn followed soybeans lower, while wheat rose in a short-covering bounce after hitting multi-month lows this week. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Strong cash market supports CME live cattle

Jul. 3, 2014 at 2:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Thursday in light pre-holiday volume, gaining on follow-through buying a day after cash market prices touched highs, traders said. Cash cattle in the U.S. Plains traded mostly at $158 per hundredweight (cwt) on Wednesday, $3 higher than […]

By Meredith Davis

CBOT corn feels effects of USDA report, PED virus

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:25 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were lower during the week ended Wednesday, as prices plunged with the release of a U.S. Department of Agriculture acreage report which showed planted acres exceeding previous projections. Values are also feeling pressure from continuing favourable weather, according to […]

By Dave Sims

ICE weekly outlook: Canola down, despite weather

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts dropped sharply in the most active months during the week ended Wednesday, as a selloff in the U.S. soy complex spilled over to weigh on values. Expectations for continued weakness in soybeans should remain bearish for canola overall, but mounting weather concerns […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Record-high cash prices boost CME live cattle

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday settled up sharply, supported by slaughter-ready or cash prices that hit all-time highs, traders said. Cash cattle in Kansas and Texas moved at mostly $158 per hundredweight (cwt), topping last week’s record by $3, according to feedlot sources […]

By Theopolis Waters