Insights and Stories on Markets

CBOT soybeans at a crossroads, awaiting South American crops

Feb. 6, 2014 at 3:00 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ending Feb. 5, but the market now finds itself at a bit of a crossroads. Tightening old-crop supplies and good export demand continue to provide support for the front months, but big production prospects […]

Japan ramps up U.S., June Canada wheat buys to offset delays

Feb. 6, 2014 at 1:14 pm CST

By Reuters

Producers having hard time moving soybeans out of Manitoba

Feb. 6, 2014 at 1:00 pm CST

By Terryn Shiells

CN, Teamsters reach new deal to avoid conductors’ strike

Feb. 6, 2014 at 5:25 am CST

By Staff

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat rise; profit-taking slams soymeal

Feb. 6, 2014 at 4:54 am CST

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola stuck in a range

Feb. 5, 2014 at 5:42 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform moved higher, following along with the Chicago soybean and soyoil markets during the week ended Wednesday. Sentiment that the canola market was oversold, weakness in the Canadian dollar, and ideas that canola is undervalued compared to other oilseeds […]

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs surge, cattle firm

Feb. 5, 2014 at 5:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped more than one per cent on Wednesday, fueled by firm cash hog prices and fund buying, traders said. Heavy snowfall and cold temperatures across a large portion of the U.S. Midwest and Plains regions also lent support to hog […]

By Meredith Davis

Back-to-work legislation planned against possible CN strike

Feb. 5, 2014 at 4:27 pm CST

Canada’s Labour Minister Kellie Leitch said Wednesday the federal government plans to introduce back-to-work legislation to deal with a potential strike at Canadian National Railway (CN). “Today, our Conservative government is taking action to protect Canada’s economy and Canadian grain farmers by indicating our intention to introduce legislation to make […]

By Reuters

Taiwan grants access to Canadian bone-in beef

Feb. 5, 2014 at 1:20 pm CST

Correction from source, Feb. 5 — Taiwan has formally agreed to accept imports of bone-in beef and additional beef products from Canadian cattle under 30 months of age (UTMs). The agreement between Taiwan and Canada is set to take effect 30 days after its signing on Monday, the Canadian government […]

By Staff

CN conductors may strike Saturday at earliest

Feb. 5, 2014 at 12:00 pm CST

The union for Canadian National Railway’s (CN) conductors, trainmen and yardmen has filed notice that its workers may hit the bricks by Saturday (Feb. 8) at the earliest. CN reported Wednesday morning it had received 72 hours’ notice from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) of its intention to have […]

By Staff