Insights and Stories on Commodities

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CBOT weekly outlook: Trading cautious on Phase One pact

Jan. 16, 2020 at 12:14 am CST

MarketsFarm — Though China and the United States signed their Phase One trade deal on Wednesday, commodity markets remained “extremely cautious,” according to one analyst. Prices were muted at midday following a signing ceremony at the White House, due to the lack of public details regarding the deal. The market […]

Thunder Bay wraps up active shipping season

Jan. 15, 2020 at 1:03 am CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Grain World: Opportunities great for Canadian pulses, AGT CEO says

Dec. 3, 2019 at 7:42 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Commodities firm INTL FCStone enters Canadian market

Jun. 18, 2019 at 8:11 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Baltic Dry Index near 2-1/2-year lows

Feb. 21, 2019 at 5:59 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower

Jan. 28, 2019 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures ticked lower on Monday, pressured by broad declines in commodity and equity markets as well as improving forecasts for South American crop weather, traders said. Wheat followed the weaker trend. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March corn futures settled down 1/2 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Rail now moving fluidly through Vancouver, CN says

Jan. 25, 2019 at 3:06 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Congestion at Port Metro Vancouver, Canada’s busiest port, has been resolved and rail operations are now “fluid,” Canadian National Railway said Friday. Canadian National and rival Canadian Pacific Railway were rationing space on trains travelling in the Vancouver area and prioritized some commodities over others to […]

By Rod Nickel

Railways ration space as commodity congestion problems worsen

Jan. 21, 2019 at 6:49 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s two major railways are rationing space on trains traveling to the country’s biggest port and recently prioritized some commodities over others to deal with congestion, the latest indication of their struggle to meet demand from new trade deals. That move prompted Canada’s transport regulator last […]

By Rod Nickel

Louis Dreyfus to exit dairy by mid-2019

Jan. 16, 2019 at 4:49 pm CST

Paris | Reuters –– Louis Dreyfus Co. said on Wednesday it would sell or wind down its small dairy business by the middle of this year as part of an overhaul to revive growth at the agricultural commodity giant. Privately-held Louis Dreyfus had previously earmarked dairy as one of several […]

By Reuters

No big problems seen in grain transportation so far

Nov. 27, 2018 at 8:20 pm CST

CNS Canada — It’s so far, so good with grain shipments to the three major Canadian ports according, to a spokesperson with Quorum Corporation, which compiles weekly performance updates on Canada’s grain handling sector. The spokesperson said there not have been any big problems recently, only a few sporadic instances […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm