Insights and Stories on Commodity News Service Canada

Oct. 31, 2018 at 4:36 pm CDT

CNS Canada – It’s a dismal outlook for the ICE canola market as it has hit new yearly lows and could go lower still, according to one trader. “Unfortunately the news for the moment doesn’t seem to be overwhelmingly bullish news. It continues to be a little bit on the […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Oct. 30, 2018 at 3:44 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Lentil growers hoping to see a light at the end of the current tunnel of low prices and restricted markets will likely be disappointed for some time. However, farmers with peas might see better market conditions over the course of the shipping year because of the United […]

By Terry Fries

Oct. 30, 2018 at 2:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada – Conditions were variable across Manitoba throughout the 2018 growing season, according to the provincial crop report released Oct. 29. As of Oct. 29, provincially 97 per cent of the total crop was harvested. Crops completely finished include winter wheat, fall rye, field pea and dry bean. The […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Oct. 26, 2018 at 5:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada – Speculators grew their net long positions in the ICE canola market slightly during the week ended Oct. 23, while commercial traders built their positions on the short side, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 26, 2018 at 5:38 pm CDT

CNS Canada – After weeks of no harvest progress, farmers in Alberta were able to get back into the fields and make significant harvest progress over the last week, according to the provincial crop report released Oct. 26. The Alberta harvest is now 78 per cent completed as of Tuesday, […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm