Insights and Stories on Exports

CPC leadership hopefuls list ending carbon tax as priority for agriculture

Jul. 25, 2020 at 12:46 pm CDT

Removing the carbon tax is the main priority for the two top Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leadership candidates, according to a recent survey. Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, considered the front-runners in a small field of leadership hopefuls, listed eliminating the environmental policy in response to a series of […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease on China tensions

Jul. 24, 2020 at 6:28 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: China tensions cap soybeans’ gains

Jul. 23, 2020 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit four-month top

Jul. 16, 2020 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. senators question packers over exports to China during pandemic

Jun. 24, 2020 at 9:22 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb as China trade talks progress

Jun. 19, 2020 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures gained on Friday as U.S. trade talks with China continued, invigorating hopes the top soybean importer would reach earlier export estimates. Wheat fell as the U.S. winter wheat harvest progressed, while corn inched higher on technical positioning. The most active soybean futures on […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Weekly canola exports well below average

Jun. 19, 2020 at 2:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Weekly Canadian canola exports fell to their second-lowest level of the 2019-20 crop year-to-date during the week ended Sunday, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Only 80,300 tonnes of canola were exported during the 45th week of the crop year, down 44 per cent […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Wheat slips on bumper harvest, soy up on exports

Jun. 18, 2020 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures slid again on Thursday, dropping to their lowest in more than eight months amid a bumper U.S. harvest and well-timed European rains. Soybeans and corn edged higher, on technical trading and signs weather may not be so crop-friendly across the U.S. Corn Belt […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hog futures still face headwinds over demand questions

Jun. 17, 2020 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures traded choppy on Wednesday, amid ongoing pressure from large domestic supplies and rebounding pork production, analysts said. Meanwhile, concerns over a potential slowdown in U.S. pork exports kept markets jittery for a second session, traders said. China’s meat importers fear clearing delays […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

India’s levy cut on lentils part of balancing act

Jun. 12, 2020 at 7:52 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — To Pulse Canada, the recent move by the Indian government to temporarily reduce the import levy on lentils from 30 to 10 per cent is part of a balancing act between competing interests. Greg Cherewyk, president of Pulse Canada, explained that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “looking after […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm