Insights and Stories on Markets

Feed wheat loses steam with lack of demand

Jul. 10, 2011 at 4:57 pm CDT

Many cattle feedlots across the Prairies have reduced the number of cattle on their yards now that the summer has arrived, and with fewer animals being fed, the price of feed wheat has declined. Gerald Snip, a grain trader with Marketplace Commodities at Lethbridge, Alta., said he wasn’t surprised to […]

Drozd: Main trend in crude oil still up, despite recent downturn

Jul. 8, 2011 at 6:09 pm CDT

By David Drozd

Ottawa eyes regulating access to grain handlers

Jul. 8, 2011 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Ballots due out next week for CWB plebiscite

Jul. 8, 2011 at 8:33 am CDT

Viterra to broker donations from odd-lot shareholders

Jul. 7, 2011 at 5:32 pm CDT

AAFC cuts wheat forecast, raises canola view

Jul. 6, 2011 at 5:02 pm CDT

Canada’s agriculture department has slashed its production forecast for wheat, but raised its canola outlook, while warning that overall crop stocks will drop to a record low this summer. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on Tuesday released its grain and oilseed outlook, which is based on analysis from its Winnipeg-based […]

National cattle record-keeping system phase-in begins

Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:36 pm CDT

The launch has begun for the Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS), a voluntary Canada-wide data recording system for cattle producers. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), which oversees BIXS, said Thursday in a release that a “limited number” of cow-calf producers are to receive invitations to register, log on and submit their […]

Flaxseed bids likely at highs for now

Jul. 5, 2011 at 3:05 pm CDT

Concerns over unseeded acres sent flaxseed bids in Western Canada higher over the past month, but the highs may be in for now as attention in the markets turns to the increased availability of competing supplies. At the end of June, Statistics Canada pegged Canadian flaxseed area at 1.1 million […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Weak corn equals strong feeder cattle

Jul. 4, 2011 at 11:04 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 higher in comparison to week-ago levels. Very light auction volumes were reported with many sale barns closed for summer holidays. Feedlot buying interest started to improve late in the week but with limited supplies available, there wasn’t a significant test of […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. to seek Canadian durum as U.S. acres plummet

Jul. 4, 2011 at 5:40 pm CDT

The U.S. wheat industry is bracing for a tight supply of premium pasta wheat this year after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected durum acres this week to be the lowest in 50 years as heavy rains and flooding prevented seeding. Some industry specialists expect the number to get even […]

By Christine Stebbins