Insights and Stories on Markets

Ontario to cap funding for RMPs

Mar. 28, 2012 at 4:10 am CDT

Warning they “cannot be sustained in the long term” if they continue without federal backing, Ontario has pledged to rework, and to limit its contribution to, its Risk Management Programs (RMPs) for farmers. Releasing its 2012 budget Tuesday, the provincial government said it will “continue to encourage” the federal government […]

Tight supply strengthens Prairie flax prices

Mar. 27, 2012 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Adam Johnston

Application deadline nears for Guelph’s ag MBA

Mar. 27, 2012 at 3:20 pm CDT

By Ralph Pearce

U.S. beef processor shuts plants over “pink slime”

Mar. 26, 2012 at 6:31 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Canada launches trade talks with Japan, eyes Thailand deal

Mar. 26, 2012 at 4:20 am CDT

Viterra bid not ‘primarily’ foreign, Harper says

Mar. 26, 2012 at 4:00 am CDT

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that the structure of Glencore’s $6.1 billion deal to buy No. 1 Canadian grain handler Viterra means it should not necessarily be seen as a full foreign takeover. Harper’s comments come as the Canadian government and regulators begin reviewing the offer by Swiss-based Glencore, […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle market feels sluggish

Mar. 25, 2012 at 11:01 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 per hundredweight lower last week. Weakness in the deferred live cattle futures, along with stronger barley prices, set a negative tone. Larger volume of 800-pound-plus cattle are coming on the market and with cattle-on-feed numbers above last year, demand for replacement […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. to appeal WTO’s COOL ruling

Mar. 23, 2012 at 12:12 pm CDT

The U.S. government, on its deadline day to announce such a decision, plans to appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against its controversial country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law. The U.S. on Friday notified the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of its intentions, the WTO said in a statement. Details, such as […]

Near-term supply issues boost wheat in CWB PROs

Mar. 22, 2012 at 5:26 pm CDT

A slip in wheat exports from the Black Sea region has boosted nearby international values for wheat and goosed the CWB’s latest pool return outlook (PRO). "Winter weather and tightening supplies" were blamed for the drop in Black Sea exports, which could only be partially filled by wheat from Argentina […]

Alta. fund didn’t sow Viterra deal but reaps reward

Mar. 21, 2012 at 4:56 pm CDT

The head of Alberta’s public pension fund manager is pleased by the rich return it stands to make on its 17 per cent stake in Viterra as a result of Glencore’s proposed $6.1 billion takeover of the Canadian grain handler. That said, Alberta Investment Management Corp., known as AimCo, did […]

By Jeffrey Jones