Insights and Stories on Markets

Guenther: Demand, supply carry cattle producers to ‘this year country’

Jun. 11, 2014 at 2:41 pm CDT

Maple Creek, Sask. — Ranchers are all too familiar with the mindset behind the phrase “next year country,” which implies hope for better times ahead. But as one rancher at the Cow Town Livestock Exchange put it, it looks like they’ve now entered “this year country” instead. It’s no wonder […]

Late seeding keeping mustard bids firm

Jun. 10, 2014 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

ICE barley trades for first time in six months

Jun. 10, 2014 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat at 3-1/2 month low ahead of USDA report

Jun. 10, 2014 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle touch new highs as supplies tighten

Jun. 10, 2014 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Quinoa acres expanding rapidly

Jun. 10, 2014 at 5:13 am CDT

CNS Canada — Canadian quinoa acres have climbed drastically this season and are expected to continue climbing, according to an official with the country’s only quinoa processor. “As of today we have 5,070 acres with 38 different growers,” said Michael Dutcheshen, general manager at Northern Quinoa Corp. (NorQuin), a specialty […]

By Marney Blunt

Prairie wheat bids edge up with futures

Jun. 9, 2014 at 4:36 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat edged higher during the week ended Monday, as U.S. futures saw a corrective bounce off nearby lows. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn falls to 3-1/2 month low as weather favours crops

Jun. 9, 2014 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot corn futures fell to a 3-1/2 month low on Monday as near-perfect crop weather in the U.S. Midwest raised expectations for record production, and China said it would halt import permits for a corn-based feed ingredient. Wheat fell as the Northern Hemisphere harvest neared, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end two per cent higher

Jun. 9, 2014 at 2:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended sharply higher on Monday, rising two per cent, supported by tight cattle supplies, higher wholesale beef prices and higher cash market prices, traders said. U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed cattle in the cash market traded at $144 per hundredweight […]

By Meredith Davis

Klassen: Feeder cattle outlook remains positive

Jun. 9, 2014 at 2:40 pm CDT

Weaker feed grain values, along with stronger fed cattle prices, caused Western Canadian feeder cattle prices to trade steady to $2 per hundredweight (cwt) higher. The market was relatively undefined given the lack of volume. Some producers were holding back smaller groups or “underdeveloped stragglers” as gambling stocks, but these […]

By Jerry Klassen