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Wheat, canola exports ahead of year-ago pace

Oct. 2, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain and oilseed exports are running well ahead of the year-ago level eight weeks into the 2020-21 marketing year, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Total bulk exports of the major grains and oilseeds, as of Sunday, of 7.17 million tonnes compare with […]

Grain exports flow fast as pandemic lockdowns clear rail capacity

Jun. 17, 2020 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Russia will suspend grain exports for six weeks if quota runs out mid-May

Apr. 17, 2020 at 6:52 pm CDT

By Polina Devitt

Handlers focus on keeping grain moving despite COVID-19

Mar. 16, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

Grains sector backed to develop export rejection insurance

Feb. 12, 2020 at 11:01 am CST

By GFM Staff

Virus fears weigh on global shipping sector

Feb. 4, 2020 at 12:46 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Global shipping rates continue to decline, hitting record lows in some cases, amid declining demand and concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in China. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange, provides an assessment of the price of moving major raw materials by sea. The […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Ocean freight index hits five-and-a-half year highs

Jul. 16, 2019 at 6:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has steadily increased over the past few months, hitting its highest levels in five-and-a-half years. The BDI settled Tuesday at 2,011 points, the highest level for the ocean freight rate indicator since January 2014. The BDI has been on a steady uptrend since […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Visible Canadian canola stocks back above one million tonnes

Jun. 15, 2019 at 2:35 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Solid deliveries into the commercial pipeline and lacklustre export movement saw visible Canadian canola supplies climb back above one million tonnes during the week ended June 9, according to the latest grain handling report from the Canadian Grain Commission. Farmers delivered 422,500 tonnes of canola during week 45 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Views differ on crop exports to China other than canola

Apr. 16, 2019 at 7:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Depending on whom one has spoken with, there are differing views as to grain exports to China other than canola. The federal government has stated there have been no export issues outside of canola. “The current actions taken by China are limited to canola seed, and we have […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Baltic Dry Index near 2-1/2-year lows

Feb. 21, 2019 at 5:59 pm CST

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has dropped sharply over the past two months, as declining global demand for commodities — especially from China — weighed on the economic indicator. The BDI, compiled daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange, provides an assessment of the price of moving major raw materials by […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin