Insights and Stories on Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures continue trending lower

Sep. 14, 2022 at 4:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts saw some choppy activity during the week ended Wednesday, but the general trend remains pointed lower. “Whenever canola rebounds, it doesn’t go as high,” analyst Errol Anderson of Pro Market Communications in Calgary said. Anderson described the chart pattern as a “falling top,” with […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Seasonal harvest pressure weighs on Prairie pea bids

Sep. 13, 2022 at 3:23 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: April live cattle futures pull nearby cash feeder market higher

Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:19 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trending lower

Sep. 7, 2022 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Feeder market ratchets higher

Sep. 6, 2022 at 6:16 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Organic price quotes: Late August

Sep. 1, 2022 at 4:20 pm CDT

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices start moving upward

Sep. 1, 2022 at 3:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Hot temperatures and a lack of precipitation in recent days are helping Alberta growers make significant progress, according to Lethbridge-based Market Place Commodities’ president Jim Beusekom. “In southern Alberta, (the harvest) is doing just fine,” he said. “We had some rain last week. Some (had) more, some less. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn dips but still posts monthly gain

Aug. 31, 2022 at 6:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined for a second session on Wednesday on profit-taking at the end of the month and mounting recession worries, but the market nonetheless gained eight per cent during August due to eroding U.S. and European crop prospects. Soybean futures ended lower after a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Prices waiting on harvest

Aug. 31, 2022 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff Delays to this year’s harvest have resulted in virtually no new pricing for organic grains, according to several market participants. The eastern half of the Canadian Prairies witnessed significant delays to spring planting of conventional and organic crops due to wet conditions. Meanwhile, all […]

By OrganicBiz

Klassen: Feeder markets digest StatCan data

Aug. 30, 2022 at 4:23 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $2 higher. Yearling prices have strengthened by $8-$10 over the past four weeks. Calf values were relatively unchanged but the market was hard to define due to limited volumes. Alberta packers were buying on a dressed basis from $300 […]

By Jerry Klassen