Insights and Stories on Markets

Jan. 6, 2011 at 7:09 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — High flaxseed bids are causing end users to ration demand, slowing the reduction of Canada’s tightening supplies. Flaxseed bids as high as $15.75 per bushel, FOB farm, can currently be found in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, according to the latest Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Market participants […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 6, 2011 at 3:00 pm CST

What a difference a year makes! In December 2009 feeder cattle prices were down challenging an area of support at $90. Prices quickly bounced off the line of support, as illustrated in the accompanying chart, and by the end of December a two-month reversal materialized, which indicated prices were about […]

By David Drozd

Jan. 5, 2011 at 11:23 am CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Many agricultural markets across the world have been gaining strength of late, and prices for Canadian bison are no different. “If the past four years are any indication, demand has been growing at about a 17 to 20 per cent rate over that period of […]

By Brent Harder

Jan. 4, 2011 at 6:24 pm CST

The Canadian Wheat Board will now aim about two million tonnes higher than it did in mid-summer for its 2010-11 exports of wheat, barley and durum. The board, in its annual Grain Marketing Report, has now put its export target for this crop year at 17.4 million tonnes, still down about […]

Jan. 4, 2011 at 5:59 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Canola cash bids are looking strong at the start of 2011 and could remain that way heading into the spring, as demand remains brisk and end-users tighten their basis levels to make sure they get enough supplies. Spot canola bids can currently be found as […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin