Insights and Stories on Markets

Klassen: Tighter supplies underpin western Canadian feeder market

Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:10 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were unchanged to $4 higher. Heavier calves notched a week-over-week gain of $2-$4. Mid-weight and lighter calves traded steady to $5 lower in Alberta but $4-$5 on either side of unchanged in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Yearling numbers were limited and buyers paid […]

Syngenta sales growth eases but still quite robust

Oct. 27, 2022 at 9:14 am CDT

By John Revill

U.S. livestock: Supply concerns drive CME live cattle to new contract high

Oct. 26, 2022 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports pressure grain prices in Lethbridge

Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s wide crush margins supportive

Oct. 12, 2022 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Stronger barley prices limit upside for feeder cattle complex

Oct. 11, 2022 at 9:12 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2 higher to as much as $5 lower. A softer tone was noted on yearlings in the eastern Prairie regions. Calf prices were steady to $4 lower on average compared to seven days earlier. Quality yearling packages fresh off grass held […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn fall as export concerns rise

Oct. 6, 2022 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell to a 2-1/2 month low on Thursday, under pressure from the ongoing U.S. harvest and signs of weak overseas demand, traders said. Poor export demand also weighed on the corn and wheat markets as investors remained wary of an […]

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Barley values steady, wheat rises

Oct. 6, 2022 at 2:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the harvest across most of the Prairies begins to wind down, price movement for feed barley has remained fairly stable, according to Erin Harakal, senior trader for Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “October is getting covered is what’s happening. There’s not too much room left for October,” […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Quinoa production improves in 2022-23

Oct. 5, 2022 at 5:18 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Compared to last year, Canada’s 2022-23 quinoa harvest has significantly improved, with yields exceeding expectations, according to Michael Dutcheshen of Saskatoon-based NorQuin. “Last year was a tough year for Canadian farmers for all crops, with quinoa no exception. This year is looking a lot more positive. We seem […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Rising canola prices hit a one-day thud

Oct. 5, 2022 at 5:04 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola rose like Icarus over the past few weeks, but just like that Greek mythological figure, it flew too high, only to come back down to Earth. After the November canola contract rose in seven of its last eight sessions — in the middle of harvest, […]

By Adam Peleshaty