Insights and Stories on Markets

More detailed data sought on railways’ Prairie grain traffic

Feb. 3, 2014 at 1:15 pm CST

Federally-mandated reporting on grain traffic on Canada’s two main railways is now expected to show the flow on a weekly rather than monthly basis. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz dropped into Winnipeg Monday for meetings with members of the industry-led Crop Logistics Working Group (CLWG) and accepted a number of its […]

Klassen: Fed cattle prices continue to support feeder market

Feb. 3, 2014 at 7:00 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures drop as beef prices plunge

Feb. 1, 2014 at 4:37 am CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. cattle supply sinks to 63-year low

Jan. 31, 2014 at 5:15 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Tyson says pig virus to cut pork supply by two to four per cent

Jan. 31, 2014 at 3:47 pm CST

By Meredith Davis

Large Prairie stocks expected in StatsCan report

Jan. 31, 2014 at 3:32 pm CST

CNS Canada — With Statistics Canada scheduled to release its stocks report as of Dec. 31 on Tuesday (Feb. 4), most analysts believe the combination of record-large production in Western Canada, and logistical issues transporting that grain, will lead to a very large carryover number for most crops. “Carryout will […]

By Brandon Logan

U.S. grains: Soy jumps most in two weeks on tightening supplies

Jan. 31, 2014 at 3:08 pm CST

Corn gains second consecutive month, wheat down fourth month in row Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans surged into the close of trading on Friday, finishing just below their session high and climbing for the second straight day on good demand for U.S. supplies in the early days of a […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end firm, hogs slip

Jan. 30, 2014 at 7:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled firm on Thursday as investors adjusted positions ahead of the government’s annual cattle inventory report that will be released on Friday, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s data to show the U.S. cattle herd likely fell for a seventh straight […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. grains: Corn rises most in three weeks on big export sales

Jan. 30, 2014 at 6:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped 1.4 per cent for their largest gains in about three weeks on Thursday after government data showed larger-than-expected export sales, analysts said. Soybean and wheat also rose at the Chicago Board of Trade, rebounding from recent lows amid strong weekly export sales […]

By Michael Hirtzer

PotashCorp sees weaker-than-expected year ahead

Jan. 30, 2014 at 4:19 pm CST

Reuters — PotashCorp, the world’s biggest fertilizer company, on Thursday reported its smallest quarterly profit in four years and produced 2014 forecasts that were well below Wall Street expectations. The Saskatoon-based company’s disappointing outlook shows the global potash market has far to go to recover from a slide in prices, […]

By Rod Nickel