Insights and Stories on Markets

Thunder Bay grain shipments up sharply

Jun. 3, 2014 at 6:07 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Port of Thunder Bay has completed its busiest month in over a decade, moving over 1.5 million tonnes of cargo in May as the late start to this year’s season had shippers playing catch-up. Grain shipments accounted for the bulk of the activity in Thunder Bay, […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end up on beef demand

Jun. 3, 2014 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit three-month lows

Jun. 3, 2014 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Manitoba senator to lead grains institute

Jun. 3, 2014 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Staff

Durum market regaining premium to spring wheat

Jun. 2, 2014 at 5:03 pm CDT

By Marney Blunt

Prairie wheat bids continue to slide

Jun. 2, 2014 at 4:42 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) were weaker during the week ended Monday, as continued losses in the U.S. futures remained a bearish influence on Canadian bids. Average spot bids on Monday for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Korea likely to lift ban on Zilmax-fed beef in mid-July

Jun. 2, 2014 at 4:26 pm CDT

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea is likely to allow certain levels of the animal feed additive zilpaterol in beef from mid-July, a food ministry official said on Monday, delaying by one month the lifting of a ban on the growth enhancing drug. South Korea had said in April it […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mostly higher on spreads

Jun. 2, 2014 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed mostly higher on Monday after investors sold June futures and simultaneously bought deferred months in a trading strategy known as bear spreading, traders said. Weak wholesale beef prices further pressured the June contract, they said. Monday morning’s wholesale choice beef […]

By Theopolis Waters

Deal or no deal? EU-Canada FTA seen faltering at final hurdle

Jun. 2, 2014 at 3:24 pm CDT

Brussels/Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and the European Union are struggling to finalize a multibillion-dollar trade pact six months after political leaders said it was sealed, an embarrassment for Brussels as it seeks a far bigger deal with the U.S. Over a celebratory lunch last October, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen […]

By David Ljunggren robin-emmott

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on tight supplies, wheat hits three-month low

Jun. 2, 2014 at 2:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday on signs of strong export demand that threatened to further deplete thin U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn was close to unchanged, with good crop weather pressuring prices, while wheat futures sagged to a three-month low on ample global stocks and […]

By Mark Weinraub