Insights and Stories on Markets

Korea’s foot-and-mouth recovery could take year or two

Feb. 2, 2011 at 12:01 am CST

South Korea’s swine industry could take one or two years to recover from a foot-and-mouth epidemic that has boosted meat purchases by one of the world’s top pork importers. A long-term boost to the country’s pork imports, mainly from the United States, could support U.S. hog futures already at record […]

Klassen: USDA report strikes bearish tone

Feb. 1, 2011 at 2:09 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Canola basis levels steady at the moment

Jan. 31, 2011 at 5:53 pm CST

By Brent Harder

PotashCorp posts near-record profits for year, Q4

Jan. 30, 2011 at 8:47 pm CST

Canada misses Japan wheat tender over low protein

Jan. 27, 2011 at 9:37 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

Wheat PROs rise as buyers face slim pickings

Jan. 27, 2011 at 8:18 pm CST

Wheat values will continue to rise as customers come to face the facts of a disappointing 2010-11 crop year, the Canadian Wheat Board says. And those rising values translate to increases of $5 to $19 per tonne for milling wheat and $3 to $17 for durum in the CWB’s latest […]

Trade parity seen for durum, pulses with Morocco FTA

Jan. 27, 2011 at 2:26 pm CST

Canadian producers and exporters of durum and pulses hope to at least secure their market share in Morocco against U.S. competition, as Canada and Morocco head into free trade talks. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Moroccan counterpart Abbas El Fassi on Thursday announced the two countries will begin negotiations […]

New demand shown for Canadian corn, in Spain

Jan. 27, 2011 at 1:08 am CST

Two cargoes of Canadian corn were shipped to Spain in just over a month, a rare occurrence that underscores strong demand for the feed grain in Europe. Transport Canada spokeswoman Josianne Martel said on Wednesday that two ships, the Rodlo and Great Mary, left the port of Sorel, Que., with […]

By martin-roberts Rod Nickel

Chickpeas rise on global weather concerns

Jan. 27, 2011 at 1:04 am CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Chickpea prices have been trending higher over the past month, with weather problems in some of top-producing nations a key reason for the strengthening of the market. Omer Al-Katib, director of corporate affairs and investor relations with Alliance Grains in Regina, said in an e-mail […]