Insights and Stories on Markets

Feb. 19, 2014 at 4:54 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Lentil acres are poised for a slight increase in Canada this spring, with some area likely shifting from green into red varieties. However, ongoing logistics issues across Western Canada are putting some pressure on nearby values. Canadian farmers planted 2.39 million acres of lentils in 2013, growing […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 19, 2014 at 4:38 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, on the back of speculative-based short-covering after nearby futures fell below $400 early in the week. Oversold price sentiment and continued ideas that canola is undervalued compared to other oilseeds were […]

By Terryn Shiells

Feb. 19, 2014 at 4:25 pm CST

Cape Town | Reuters — South Africa needs approval from trade partners, including the European Union, before meat exports resume after the country was declared free of foot and mouth disease (FMD) this week, senior officials said Wednesday. South Africa was banned from exporting all cloven-hoofed animals — such as […]

Feb. 19, 2014 at 4:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased from a five-month high on Wednesday on profit-taking and as improved crop weather in Brazil soothed concerns about dry weather cutting production from the world’s top exporter. Corn futures jumped one per cent to a five-month peak on short-covering support and as […]

By Karl Plume

Feb. 19, 2014 at 4:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The daily trading limit for Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) oat futures and options expands to US30 cents a bushel when the grain markets open on Thursday after the nearby contracts rallied the 20-cent limit on tight oat inventories. CBOT oat futures closed on Wednesday locked […]