Insights and Stories on Markets

Dec. 11, 2010 at 4:03 am CST

A Case IH group of dealerships across the Prairies plans to stake out some new territory by buying an Alberta dealership with three locations north and east of Edmonton. Rocky Mountain Dealerships announced Thursday it will buy Agritrac Equipment, which operates at Westlock, Barrhead and Vegreville. “This acquisition is strategically […]

Dec. 9, 2010 at 5:00 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Prices for dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), the byproduct of ethanol production, have been climbing higher of late, and the trend is expected to continue into 2011. Ryan Slozka, senior commodity trader with Rycom Trading Ltd. at Kelowna, B.C., said the higher prices are […]

By Brent Harder

Dec. 8, 2010 at 6:00 am CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Oats prices across the Canadian Prairies have been increasing of late, and the trend is likely to continue, according to a merchant. “Producers just aren’t able to find enough at the current basis level, so they are just waiting and strengthening it,” said Ryan McKnight […]

By Brent Harder

Dec. 6, 2010 at 6:22 am CST

The feeder cattle market is moving to levels where buyers have “ticker shock” and are becoming overwhelmed. Earlier in fall, many feedlot operators were holding back on purchases in hopes of softer values, but we now see these buyers step forward more aggressively before year-end. This last week, we saw […]

By Jerry Klassen

Dec. 3, 2010 at 6:06 pm CST

Users of ICE Futures Canada’s WebICE system who don’t trade at least one lot per month in any contract will soon have to pay for access. The Winnipeg ag commodity exchange on Friday announced that as of Jan. 1, 2011, it will levy a US$20 market data exchange fee for […]