Insights and Stories on Exports

Pulse weekly outlook: Strong demand supporting pea prices

Nov. 17, 2020 at 8:59 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There has continued to be a strong demand for peas, as demonstrated by data from the Canadian Grain Commission. And that has been supporting price increases, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc. in Winnipeg. “The overall demand has been very, very good,” she said. In […]

FCC identifies export, market opportunities for Canadian food

Nov. 17, 2020 at 3:23 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

Barley trade routes redrawn as China tariff hits Australian farmers

Nov. 16, 2020 at 7:24 pm CST

By Gus Trompiz Jonathan Barrett

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on export demand, record crush

Nov. 16, 2020 at 4:47 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Feed weekly outlook: High demand keeps bids strong

Nov. 12, 2020 at 7:12 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Bullish USDA report sends soy, corn up sharply

Nov. 10, 2020 at 12:37 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn yields in the United States ended up much smaller than early expectations, according to updated supply and demand estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The resulting drop in production and ending stocks has sent futures rallying to new contract highs, with more […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Export demand supports lentils

Nov. 9, 2020 at 5:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Lentil prices in Western Canada saw a counter-seasonal rally at the end of harvest and are likely to sustain that rally into winter. “Prices are going to keep going higher,” Darcy Barie, a commodity buyer with Verdient Foods at Vanscoy, Sask., said. Ahead of the 2020 harvest, red […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans hold near four-year high

Nov. 6, 2020 at 5:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures held near a four-year high on Friday as Brazilian dryness and strong demand from leading importer China kept the market focused on the prospect of tightening supplies. Corn and wheat dipped but were underpinned by weather risks and Chinese-fueled international demand. The most-active […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up with boxed beef prices

Nov. 5, 2020 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed on Thursday, supported by higher cash cattle and wholesale beef prices, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December live cattle futures settled 0.475 cent higher at 108.35 cents/lb. (all figures US$). CME feeder cattle futures gained 0.25 cents to end at 135.4 […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Export demand keeps Thunder Bay grain traffic solid

Nov. 4, 2020 at 8:02 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Grain movement out of Thunder Bay continues to run at a very strong pace, with shipments to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa behind much of the increased movement. As of Saturday, more than two million metric tonnes of grain have been directly exported from Thunder Bay […]

By MarketsFarm Team