Insights and Stories on Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: It still comes down to South America

Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:35 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to issue its next supply and demand estimates on March 8, what’s going on in South America continues to dominate the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Andrew Mages of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D. “Typically it’s not […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas seeing good Prairie movement

Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:25 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Organic price quotes: Late February

Feb. 28, 2023 at 3:58 pm CST

By OrganicBiz

Prices for organic grains steady to lower

Feb. 28, 2023 at 3:58 pm CST

By OrganicBiz

Klassen: Calves jump on corn outlook

Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:09 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Durum rises, red spring falls back

Feb. 25, 2023 at 7:33 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies saw the red spring varieties take a hit during the week ended Thursday, while durum made gains. There were sharp declines in the U.S. wheat complex, which weighed on Canadian cash prices while a weaker dollar helped to stymie further losses. Despite […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed grain weekly: Prices slip back on good supplies

Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:05 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There are sufficient supplies of feed barley, wheat and corn across the Prairies, according to Evan Peterson, trader with JGL Commodities. In turn, that’s putting pressure on prices. Peterson said a shortage of trucks and truck drivers last summer and fall led buyers to acquire as much feed […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: AAFC report makes minor changes

Feb. 21, 2023 at 3:41 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Following the latest supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville said their numbers “all seem reasonable enough.” There were only a handful of small tweaks to pulses in the AAFC report released Friday. For the most part, the revisions came […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes after recent climb

Feb. 21, 2023 at 4:53 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Replacements weighing 650-800 lbs. appeared to traded steady to $4 higher while calves under 650 lbs. were steady to $4 lower. The cost per pound gain is reaching unprecedented levels and fleshier cattle were discounted […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Little change in wheat bids

Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:40 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite bullish factors affecting wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), western Canadian wheat bids did not see much change during the week ended Thursday. Futures prices for all three major U.S. varieties increased week-by-week, mostly fuelled by large gains on Feb. 10, as traders shifted […]

By Adam Peleshaty