Insights and Stories on Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola down, but still watching beans

Apr. 23, 2014 at 8:39 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, hitting their softest levels in a month as bearish technical signals and increased farmer selling weighed on values. While the technical bias has turned lower, the Canadian market could still find some spillover strength from […]

U.S. livestock: Fund buying pushes CME hogs two per cent higher

Apr. 23, 2014 at 8:17 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn gains on firm cash market, rain-delayed planting

Apr. 23, 2014 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CP, CN book higher Q1 grain revenue, smaller grain handle

Apr. 23, 2014 at 6:00 am CDT

By Staff

Barclays joins retreat from commodities as new rules bite

Apr. 22, 2014 at 4:23 pm CDT

By david-sheppard Steve Slater

CME Group overhauls daily grain price limits

Apr. 22, 2014 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group Inc., the world’s largest futures market operator, said Tuesday it will overhaul the system for setting daily price limits for U.S. grain and oilseed futures to reflect fluctuations in crop prices. Starting on May 1, CME, owner of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn rises on planting delays; soybeans sink

Apr. 22, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped on Tuesday as concerns about slow planting progress helped fuel a rebound from sharp losses the previous session, while soybean futures tumbled on increased imports into the U.S. Weather took centre stage for the corn market as traders worried rains may prevent […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Solid beef demand drives CME live cattle higher

Apr. 22, 2014 at 3:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained, supported by short-covering sparked by strong demand for beef at wholesale, traders and analysts said. Tuesday morning’s wholesale choice beef price, or cutout, climbed $2.26 per hundredweight (cwt) from Monday to $231.32 (all figures US$). Select cuts […]

By Theopolis Waters

Less wheat, more canola expected in Canada

Apr. 21, 2014 at 5:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers are expected to seed less wheat and more canola in 2014, according to average trade guesses ahead of Statistics Canada’s planting intentions report due out Thursday. “Compared to last year, we’ll see less wheat,” said Jon Driedger of FarmLink Marketing in Winnipeg, estimating spring wheat […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CWRS wheat prices down as basis widens

Apr. 21, 2014 at 5:40 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat eased during the week ended Monday, as U.S. wheat futures were weaker and basis levels widened. Average spot bids on Monday for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in at around $192 per […]

By Terryn Shiells