Insights and Stories on Inflation

Klassen: Steady demand underpins feeder cattle complex

Sep. 27, 2022 at 10:09 am CDT

Compared to last week, Alberta yearling markets traded $2-$4 on either side of unchanged; however, 800-pound-plus cattle in Manitoba and Saskatchewan appeared to trade $4-$6 higher. Yearling prices across the Prairies are now relatively even with no freight discounts from major southern Alberta markets. Calf markets are becoming more defined […]

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm on yield uncertainty ahead of USDA report

Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:29 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Lower inflation, USDA report to impact markets

Aug. 10, 2022 at 2:55 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Cold and hungry: Food inflation bites Canada’s North

Aug. 8, 2022 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

CBOT weekly outlook: Volatility ahead as U.S. inflation rises

Jul. 13, 2022 at 2:26 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Ceres pulls plans for Saskatchewan canola crush plant

Jun. 27, 2022 at 11:33 am CDT

U.S. ag commodities firm Ceres Global Ag’s plans for a canola crush plant in southeastern Saskatchewan are now on indefinite hold. Minneapolis-based Ceres said Friday it’s suspending the crush project it announced in May last year and will terminate a related equipment design and supply contract, so as to reduce […]

By Dave Bedard

Mid-year farm gate price hike approved for milk

Jun. 21, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT

A request from Canada’s dairy farmer organization for an unscheduled increase in the current farm gate price for milk, to help farmers catch up with steep rises in their costs of production, has been granted. The Canadian Dairy Commission said Tuesday it will recommend that the farm gate price for […]

By Dave Bedard

Biden signs ocean shipping bill in bid to reduce backlogs

Jun. 16, 2022 at 7:17 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to improve oversight of ocean shipping, which lawmakers say will help curb inflation and ease export backlogs. The bipartisan bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a 369-42 vote earlier this week. Biden said he had “promised […]

By David Shepardson

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle bounce back on bargain buying

Jun. 14, 2022 at 7:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Tuesday in a rebound from recent losses, brokers said. However, concerns about the risk of beef demand falling due to U.S. inflation continued to hang over the market, analysts said. They warn rising prices may increasingly push […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week low as financial markets drop

Jun. 14, 2022 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a one-week low on Tuesday and grains declined amid pressure from weak financial markets and concerns about inflation, analysts said. A second straight day of losses in equities and jitters about the economy helped drag down soy futures, after prices for the […]

By Tom Polansek

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