Insights and Stories on Exports

Dec. 6, 2017 at 6:39 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are finding support from Argentina weather while corn markets remain stuck in sideways trading, according to a Chicago trader. “The corn markets have kind of been left out of the Argentina weather equation with heavy fund selling here […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Nov. 27, 2017 at 4:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 1.4 per cent to fresh contract lows on Monday, pressured by poor demand for U.S. supplies from overseas buyers, traders said. The drop in wheat weighed on corn futures while soybean futures edged higher, underpinned by concerns about crop […]

By Mark Weinraub

Sep. 7, 2017 at 7:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Higher interest rates and a stronger Canadian dollar relative to U.S. currency is giving Canadian farmers a double whammy. According to Farm Credit Canada’s chief agricultural economist, it’s also a situation farmers will likely have to deal with for at least the remainder of the year. J.P. […]

By Terry Fries

Aug. 17, 2017 at 3:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As talks begin toward reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement, John Ross of the Canadian Pork Council repeats what many in the pork and beef industries in Canada and the U.S. have been saying all along: First, do no harm. “The worst thing that could happen […]

By Terry Fries

May. 17, 2017 at 4:13 pm CDT

Canadian-grown eggplant and okra have replaced about 800,000 kg of imports over the past several years, creating a research-to-grower-to-market success story. The Vineland Research and Innovation Centre has played a central role helping with research and bringing together the parts of the industry needed to create a food chain success. […]

By John Greig