Insights and Stories on Markets

Feb. 1, 2012 at 5:50 am CST

Policies designed to cut Canada’s emissions from fossil fuels have instead made the ethanol industry a "subsidized competitor" against the livestock sector, according to a new study from a well-known ag think tank. The George Morris Centre at Guelph, Ont. on Tuesday released a report by senior market analyst Kevin […]

Jan. 31, 2012 at 7:25 pm CST

Usually due to open Feb. 1, the second of the Canadian Wheat Board’s two annual feed barley pools will not be offered for the 2011-12 crop year. The CWB said Monday it will not offer a Pool B for 2011-12 feed barley, instead sourcing feed barley for export through its […]

Jan. 31, 2012 at 9:33 am CST

Western Canadian flaxseed cash bids continue to soften, as strong global supplies amplify the downward price trend, said industry participants. A large eastern European crop has helped fuel the downward price trend recently, said Paul Martin of Prairie Flaxseed Products at Portage la Prairie, Man. With eastern European flaxseed prices […]

By Adam Johnston

Jan. 30, 2012 at 6:31 pm CST

China will boost imports of rapeseed and rapeseed meal from Canada, traders said on Monday, after Beijing banned Indian meal after tests showed it contained a toxic chemical. If China buys more rapeseed, or canola, from Canada, the world’s top exporter, it could firm ICE canola prices, which have been […]

By Ken Wills, Niu Shuping

Jan. 30, 2012 at 6:20 pm CST

The U.S. cattle herd has shrunk for the fifth straight year to a 60-year low, a government report showed on Friday, as a devastating drought and record high feed costs hit production, which will likely mean even higher beef prices for consumers. One of the worst droughts since the Dust […]

By kt-arasu, Theopolis Waters