Insights and Stories on Markets

Jun. 28, 2011 at 11:05 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $3 higher last week while U.S. prices jumped $4 to $8. Auction market volumes were extremely light while most cattle buyers started their holiday season. It’s that time of year when quality feeder cattle are hard to find and feedlot owners have […]

By Jerry Klassen

Jun. 27, 2011 at 7:10 pm CDT

Prairie wheat growers can expect to see adjustment payments in the next few weeks ranging from $21.30 to $42 per tonne from a new round of increased initial payments for the 2010-11 crop year. The Canadian Wheat Board on Monday announced it has picked up federal approval for increased initial […]

Jun. 27, 2011 at 4:31 pm CDT

Canada and South Korea now have a framework in place for an agreement to reopen Korean ports to Canadian beef from animals under 30 months of age. Federal officials on Monday announced the two countries have “resolved technical issues” on lifting Korea’s beef ban and “will continue to collaborate until […]

Jun. 24, 2011 at 12:55 pm CDT

The Mexican government has again “slammed shut” its ports to Canadian canaryseed after the expiry Tuesday of an interim agreement that allowed exports to continue. Mexican officials in June 2010 began automatically rejecting any shipments of canaryseed found to contain quarantined weed seeds, without allowing them to go for recleaning. […]

Jun. 23, 2011 at 11:01 pm CDT

Poor prospects for crops of milling-quality durum have made it the major mover in the Canadian Wheat Board’s June round of pool return outlooks (PROs), with new-crop durum values up by as much as $79 per tonne. The CWB on Thursday released its monthly PROs for the 2011-12 crop year, […]