Insights and Stories on Markets

Mustard acreage set to rise, but prices under pressure

Mar. 28, 2014 at 6:14 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Last year’s good yields and an expected rise in the number of seeded acres have moved the spot price lower for mustard, but only slightly, according to an industry official in Lethbridge. Walter Dyck of Olds Products says 36 cents a pound is the number he’s hearing […]

ICE weekly outlook: Farmer selling to limit canola gains

Mar. 28, 2014 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. hog herd decline less than expected despite PEDv

Mar. 28, 2014 at 5:51 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on forecast for rains, but gains for week

Mar. 28, 2014 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end firm in choppy action before USDA report

Mar. 28, 2014 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. appeal court won’t block COOL for livestock groups

Mar. 28, 2014 at 1:54 pm CDT

Canadian, U.S. and Mexican livestock producer and processor groups, seeking an injunction to block the U.S. government’s latest version of its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rule, won’t get it from their latest appeal. The U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia circuit, on Friday affirmed a U.S. District Court ruling last […]

By Dave Bedard

Guenther: Gears grinding on grain freight co-ordination

Mar. 27, 2014 at 6:49 pm CDT

Saskatoon | Grainews — The Prairie grain industry and railways are likely to behave like the House of Commons as they try to fix logistics problems plaguing the industry, Perry Pellerin told delegates here at the Grain Handling and Transportation Summit. “There’s going to be a lot of finger-pointing. A […]

By Lisa Guenther

Malt barley supplies large ahead of new crop year

Mar. 27, 2014 at 6:14 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– After seeing record yields in 2013, Canada could still be holding onto enough malt barley to supply the domestic industry for an entire year at the end of the current crop year. Those large supplies are cutting into prices, but buyers will still need fresh stocks due […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sask. to bend spring load limit rules for grain

Mar. 27, 2014 at 4:43 pm CDT

Grain growers in Saskatchewan will be able to apply for permits allowing them to truck grain at “heavier-than-published” weights on provincial roads during the spring thaw period. “While we will continue to protect our investment in highways during the spring thaw, we will allow for some exceptions to spring road […]

By Staff

Prairie farmers load U.S.-bound grain trucks to beat backlog

Mar. 27, 2014 at 4:21 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Truckloads of Canadian canola and wheat are flowing briskly into U.S. crushing plants and elevators, as Canada’s farmers seek to get round an unprecedented backlog of crops destined for ports. A record-smashing Canadian harvest and brutal winter have overwhelmed Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways (CN, […]

By Rod Nickel