Insights and Stories on Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils steady during holidays

Dec. 21, 2021 at 4:08 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There isn’t much movement in lentil prices as the market is in holiday mode, according to Dale McManus of Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask. “We’re doing two or three loads every second or third day, but not over-pushing it,” he said. Prices for lentils have been very steady […]

Feed weekly outlook: Bids high, but limited supplies mean little moving

Dec. 16, 2021 at 8:54 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn enter holiday mode

Dec. 15, 2021 at 7:28 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Farmers ask U.S. Justice Department to probe fertilizer price spikes

Dec. 8, 2021 at 7:45 pm CST

By Leah Douglas

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures still well supported

Dec. 8, 2021 at 5:10 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Expect little movement in prices during holidays

Dec. 7, 2021 at 4:29 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There were no surprises for pulses in Statistics Canada’s latest production report, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Venture Consulting in Winnipeg. With that in mind, she doesn’t expect any significant price changes for pulses. “Part of the reason is we’re starting to glide into the holiday period. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Organic price quotes: Late November

Dec. 3, 2021 at 2:39 pm CST

Read more: Organic grain prices need to start coming down

By OrganicBiz

Organic grain prices need to start coming down

Dec. 3, 2021 at 1:48 pm CST

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff Organic grain prices remain at some of their highest levels ever, according to a number of people in the industry — but those prices have reached or are reaching a point where buyers are choosing not to buy. The organic grain crops in Canada […]

By OrganicBiz

Feed weekly outlook: Prices strong, beginning to stabilize

Dec. 2, 2021 at 8:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada have shown some strength over the past month, but were stabilizing in early December as corn imports pick up from the U.S. Erin Harakal, trade manager at Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta., said prices have been strong over the past month […]

By Adam Peleshaty

ICE weekly outlook: Days of $1,000 canola done, for now

Dec. 1, 2021 at 5:19 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There very likely won’t be any resurgence in canola that would see old-crop futures exceed $1,000 per tonne in the near future, according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. In recent days, canola has been taking a series of hard hits, which have pulled the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm