Insights and Stories on Markets

ICE weekly outlook: No independent strength left in canola

Feb. 9, 2022 at 5:22 pm CST

MarketsFarm — At a little more than halfway through the 2021-22 marketing year for canola, a trader asserted the Canadian oilseed now lacks the ability to move independently. Rather, it will follow the ups and downs in oil and meal markets. “[Canola] did its thing months ago,” trader Ken Ball […]

Klassen: Diverse price behaviour seen in feeder market

Feb. 8, 2022 at 8:16 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Pork industry looks ahead from turbulent 2021

Feb. 4, 2022 at 8:00 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta blockade affects feed grain deliveries

Feb. 2, 2022 at 10:41 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

JBS reaches ‘icebreaker’ settlement of beef price-fixing claims

Feb. 2, 2022 at 9:49 pm CST

By jonathan-stempel

ICE weekly outlook: Canola moving back in line with soybeans

Feb. 2, 2022 at 7:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but lagged the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex to the upside as the spreads between the two markets saw some readjustment. “If you had bought 100 tonnes of March canola on Dec. 21 you’d be up […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Feeder market establishes short-term stability

Feb. 1, 2022 at 6:55 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle traded $2-$4 on either side of unchanged. Steady demand was noted on 800-plus-pound cattle, but calves and lighter weights experienced softer buying interest. Favourable weather and optimal pen conditions along with firmer live cattle futures supported the yearling market. Imports of U.S. […]

By Jerry Klassen

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices decline, may shift in spring

Feb. 1, 2022 at 3:26 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for Canadian lentils, along with other pulses in the country, have slightly declined since the start of 2022. However, one pulse buyer thinks the next few months can recharge the market. Lionel Ector, president of Diefenbaker Spice and Pulse at Elbow, Sask., explained that a good Australian […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Canary seed prices likely to be good in 2022

Jan. 31, 2022 at 4:22 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for canary seed spiked to all-time new highs and then pulled well back as the Prairie winter set in, according to David Nobbs of Purely Canada Foods in Saskatoon. Nobbs explained prices were on a rollercoaster in 2021, starting out at around 30 cents per pound only […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Markets facing uncertainty

Jan. 27, 2022 at 9:30 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada are facing some uncertainty amid tight domestic supplies and reports of transportation issues bringing up corn from the United States. “It’s very strange,” said Susanne Leclerc of MarketMaster Ltd. in Alberta. “You see stories like that (reporting on feedlots running low on […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin