Insights and Stories on Markets

Commodities crunch worsens for consumers, companies

Apr. 26, 2011 at 10:33 am CDT

Food, beverage and household products companies have been pressured for months by rising commodity costs and their stocks have paid the price, but Kimberly-Clark Corp. showed on Monday things could be even worse. “I think it is going to be really tough for a lot of these companies to post […]

Ont. cow-calf producers to scale up calf clubs

Apr. 26, 2011 at 5:21 am CDT

Farm private investment seen doubling in two years

Apr. 26, 2011 at 4:29 am CDT

By Naveen Thukral

Prairie seeding still on hold, better weather coming

Apr. 25, 2011 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Klassen: Feeder cattle grinding lower

Apr. 25, 2011 at 5:11 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Only poor-quality chickpeas available to be bought

Apr. 25, 2011 at 1:45 pm CDT

Kabuli chickpeas have seen an increase in price over the past week, as values have found strength from a lack of good-quality supplies. “There isn’t a lot of good product left in Canada for this year,” said Les Aubin of Walker Seeds at Tisdale, Sask. “If regular buyers are going […]

By Brent Harder

Manitoba cattle price insurance in the works

Apr. 24, 2011 at 10:00 pm CDT

Hidden in Manitoba Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk’s 2011-12 budget is a $200,000 allocation for cattle insurance. The Manitoba government has set aside $200,000 for a livestock insurance pilot program for the province’s cattle producers. The allocation is hidden in the 2011-12 provincial budget Wowchuk brought down April 12. The Co-operator […]

By Ron Friesen

Viterra to run Montreal Port Authority grain terminal

Apr. 21, 2011 at 11:01 pm CDT

Talks underway since January have led to a deal in which Viterra will lease and operate the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) Grain Terminal, starting in July. The terminal’s “ideal location enhances our ability to expand Viterra’s origination and merchandising capabilities in both Canada and the U.S.,” Bob Miller, senior vice-president […]

Pork exports to India tied to FTA breakthrough

Apr. 21, 2011 at 3:57 pm CDT

Canadian producers hope free trade negotiations with India will result in that country allowing imports of Canadian pork products, according to an official with one of the agencies trying to open those doors. “There is definitely demand for Canadian pork in India,” according to Jacques Pomerleau, president of Canada Pork […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Acreage increases expected in many crops

Apr. 21, 2011 at 3:21 pm CDT

Canadian farmers are looking at the 2011 growing season as an opportunity to take advantage of historically high prices, and as a result, acreage on many crops should see an increase from 2010, according to trade estimates ahead of the Statistics Canada planting intentions report due out Tuesday (April 26). […]

By Brent Harder