Insights and Stories on Markets

Crop Week: Prairie wheat marketing inconsistent in early days

Jan. 9, 2012 at 6:35 pm CST

The new open markets for wheat and durum in Western Canada are still sorting themselves out in the early weeks following the passage of a bill ending the long-standing Canadian Wheat Board single desk for marketing those crops. Speaking to a meeting of the Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission during […]

Planned western wheat, durum futures generating interest

Jan. 6, 2012 at 9:33 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. gets more time to appeal WTO’s COOL ruling

Jan. 6, 2012 at 7:26 pm CST

Data show COOL’s ‘significant’ impact on cattle exports

Jan. 5, 2012 at 10:29 pm CST

Alta. feed barley values slip on warm weather

Jan. 5, 2012 at 6:22 pm CST

By Adam Johnston

PotashCorp shares dip on grain prices, brokerage rating

Jan. 5, 2012 at 4:59 am CST

Shares of Canadian fertilizer maker PotashCorp fell roughly 2.5 per cent on Wednesday after a dip in grain prices and a bearish view from a brokerage firm. National Bank analyst Robert Winslow initiated coverage of Saskatoon-based Potash Corp with an "underperform" rating on Wednesday, arguing that global potash supply is […]

By Euan Rocha

Drozd: How the euro impacts wheat prices

Jan. 4, 2012 at 10:38 pm CST

Charting and technical analysis may be likened to reading a price roadmap where patterns form on the chart representing the road signs. If one is going to undertake a study of charts, it is imperative to learn the signs and what their implications are for prices. Classic formations, once identified, […]

By David Drozd

Klassen: Stronger feeder prices expected

Jan. 4, 2012 at 9:59 am CST

The last week of 2011 was quiet with most auction barns closed for the holiday season. Feeding conditions remain favourable and margins look positive through January, which should provide a healthy environment moving forward. The industry is expecting stronger feeder prices over the next month as fed cattle have a […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie canola cash bids steady, yet uncertain

Jan. 4, 2012 at 12:01 am CST

Western Canadian canola cash bids remain strong as the new year begins. The advances in canola futures values have helped boost cash prices as well. However, uncertainty remains on how much further futures can rise before basis levels start to widen. Currently, cash bids for canola range from $11.75 to […]

By Adam Johnston

Food prices may ease in 2012 but won’t drop: FAO

Jan. 3, 2012 at 11:31 pm CST

Prices of some foods may ease slightly in 2012 due to a slowing global economy but are unlikely to drop drastically from the high levels reached last year, the new director-general of the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization said on Tuesday. Jose Graziano da Silva, the Brazilian who replaced Senegal’s […]

By Catherine Hornby