Insights and Stories on Exports

CGC revises domestic canola usage downward

Jan. 17, 2020 at 5:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Domestic canola demand remained well ahead of exports in the latest Canadian Grain Commission report for the week ended Sunday — but revisions to data now show the crush pace is not quite as active as reported earlier in the month. The original data for the week ended […]

African swine fever spreads near German border

Jan. 9, 2020 at 1:34 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Chinese buying drives record pork exports in November

Jan. 8, 2020 at 5:40 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy touch highest prices since summer 2018

Dec. 27, 2019 at 3:32 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

AAFC lowers canola ending stocks forecast

Dec. 20, 2019 at 9:30 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures ease on rains in South American forecasts

Dec. 19, 2019 at 4:41 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged lower on Thursday, retreating from a five-week high touched earlier this week as traders expected rains to benefit rival suppliers in South America. Favourable crop weather could boost production in Argentina and Brazil, increasing global supplies and competition for export sales to buyers like […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rise for fourth straight day

Dec. 17, 2019 at 5:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the fourth session in a row on Tuesday, hitting their highest level since Nov. 8, following the soyoil market’s rally to its highest in nearly two years, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also extended their winning streaks as funds unwound […]

By Mark Weinraub

Visible canola supplies largest in three years

Dec. 13, 2019 at 7:49 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Solid farmer deliveries into the commercial pipeline saw visible Canadian canola supplies hit their highest level in three years, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) data for the week ended Sunday. Total visible supplies of the oilseed came in at 1.584 million tonnes, which was the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Farmers hit by trade disputes should be helped faster, Trudeau says

Dec. 13, 2019 at 7:19 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s agriculture department should move more quickly to help farmers harmed by protectionist measures imposed by other nations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Canadian farmers are caught up in a trade and diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing. In a formal letter of instruction to […]

By Reuters

Strong foreign demand boosts North American hog markets

Dec. 10, 2019 at 4:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — While the volume of hogs at North American slaughter markets have kept packing plants near capacity in recent weeks, strong foreign export demand has kept pork values high. “We expect pork values to move higher, due to the shortness of production in China,” said Brad Marceniuk, a Saskatchewan […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm