Insights and Stories on MGEX

Prairie cash wheat: Bids book week of losses

Oct. 30, 2023 at 10:24 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Western Canadian wheat bids took a tumble with durum prices having the largest losses during the week ended Oct. 26. U.S. wheat futures were pressured throughout the week as rains fell on winter wheat-growing areas in the country, as well as in Argentina, Ukraine and Australia. Export sales […]

Managed money adding to net short positions in canola

Oct. 23, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

Oct. 22, 2023 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Fund short position grows in canola

Oct. 16, 2023 at 7:44 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Most bids lower

Oct. 13, 2023 at 9:11 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Managed money fund traders increase bearish canola bets

Oct. 10, 2023 at 7:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The managed money net short position in ICE Futures canola grew to its largest level in three and a half months in early October on a combination of long liquidation and new bearish bets going on the books, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Harvest pressure, falling U.S. futures weigh on bids

Sep. 22, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday, as seasonal harvest pressure and losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $5.30-$8 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Funds flip back to net short in canola

Sep. 22, 2023 at 7:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The overall fund position in ICE Futures canola flipped from a net long to a net short during the week ended Tuesday, marking the first net short position in the commodity in just over two months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Fund long position drops in canola

Sep. 18, 2023 at 5:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders have been busy liquidating long positions and putting on new bearish canola bets in early September. The net managed money long position in the ICE Futures market dropping sharply during the week ended Tuesday (Sept. 12), according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids mixed, durum lower

Sep. 18, 2023 at 3:11 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Bids for Western Canadian spring wheat were on both sides of unchanged while those for durum were lower for the week ended Thursday. Statistics Canada (StatCan) released its model-based principal field crop production estimates on Thursday, presenting a tightening wheat crop compared to that from 2022-23. All-wheat production […]

By Adam Peleshaty

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