Insights and Stories on Exports

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains remain firm

Nov. 25, 2021 at 5:56 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada remain strong in late November, although looming corn imports from the U.S. should keep a lid on the upside. Feed barley in Alberta is currently topping out at $9.78 per bushel, with feed wheat above $12 in some cases, according to Prairie […]

End date sought for P.E.I. potato export ban

Nov. 25, 2021 at 12:29 am CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit fresh high

Nov. 24, 2021 at 5:32 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Markets retreat on pre-Thanksgiving liquidation

Nov. 24, 2021 at 3:43 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle notch 4-1/2 year high

Nov. 23, 2021 at 5:16 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices steady to lower despite supply cuts

Nov. 23, 2021 at 12:18 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Just like many other crops in Western Canada, lentil production was cut sharply due to this year’s drought. Canada’s lentil crop was reduced by 37.2 per cent to 1.802 million tonnes for the 2021-22 marketing year, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) principal crop estimates from Friday. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

AAFC lowers canola export forecast

Nov. 22, 2021 at 7:15 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola exports during the 2021-22 marketing year are forecast to be smaller than earlier projections, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) reported late Friday. Domestic usage, however, was raised in the report, keeping ending stocks of the crop steady with the October forecast. Total Canadian canola exports in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Live cattle notch 4-1/2-year high

Nov. 22, 2021 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) climbed for a fourth straight session on Monday, with front-month contract hitting a fresh 4-1/2-year high on strong demand. Lean hog futures also firmed, supported by good demand. Lighter-than-normal trading volumes aided livestock futures’ advance on Monday, […]

By Karl Plume

P.E.I. potato exports to U.S. halted

Nov. 22, 2021 at 4:26 pm CST

Canada has moved to halt exports of Prince Edward Island potatoes to the United States after findings of potato wart in the province last month — on what federal officials describe as the threat of a U.S. ban. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Monday it has “temporarily suspended” exports […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Wheat firms with exports in focus

Nov. 19, 2021 at 4:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, with strong buying interest by importers keeping prices near the multi-year highs hit earlier this week. Corn and soybean futures fell but the market was underpinned by strength in the cash market as grain dealers tried to entice U.S. farmers […]

By Mark Weinraub