Insights and Stories on Markets

Apr. 8, 2011 at 6:26 am CDT

U.S. corn prices will keep rising to new highs over the coming months, a new Reuters poll has found, as demand from ranchers and ethanol makers proves better able to withstand record costs than many thought. The forecasts will compound inflation concerns as higher feed costs filter through to beef […]

By Karl Plume

Apr. 7, 2011 at 8:23 pm CDT

Russia must restore its credibility as a grain supplier after banning exports and sending grain prices soaring, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. “I want to assure you we will do the utmost to remedy the situation on the grain market and to compensate supplies in the coming years and […]

Apr. 7, 2011 at 3:30 pm CDT

After the price of wheat shot up in the summer of 2010, many producers in Ontario locked in contracts and as a result, the province has seen an increase in winter wheat acreage this year. Peter Johnson, winter wheat specialist with the provincial ag ministry (OMAFRA) in Guelph, said one […]

By Brent Harder

Apr. 7, 2011 at 12:43 pm CDT

Oats prices at both the Chicago Board of Trade and in Western Canada have rallied over the past week, which could help bring some more acres to the crop this spring. However, competition from other crops and weather issues at seeding time could still sway the market. After weather issues […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Apr. 7, 2011 at 5:30 am CDT

New Brunswick’s government is officially looking for a miner to dig into the last of the province’s known potash deposits. Natural Resources Minister Bruce Northrup on Wednesday posted a request for proposals to develop south-central New Brunswick’s Millstream deposit, which he described as the province’s only remaining confirmed deposit that’s […]