Insights and Stories on Markets

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 […]

Dec. 3, 2010 at 12:27 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Canada’s 2010/11 canola crop will come in well above trade expectations, according to official production estimates released Friday by Statistics Canada. However, strong demand is expected to keep values well supported. Barley production, meanwhile, was much smaller than traders had expected, while wheat was revised […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dec. 18, 2009 at 12:00 am CST

Weaker market fundamentals and increased global production forecasts are pressuring wheats in the Canadian Wheat Board’s latest 2009-10 pool return outlook (PRO). Meanwhile, "weather events" in Australia and recent demand from China have boosted the outlooks for malting-quality barley, the CWB reported Thursday. The board’s feed barley outlook remains unchanged […]