Insights and Stories on Prices

Klassen: Feeder market falters at record highs

Oct. 2, 2023 at 9:38 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2 to as much as $8 lower on average. Calf markets were relatively unchanged to $10 lower. There was moderate demand for top quality grass yearlings but plainer types experienced softer buying interest. Pre-conditioned calves held value but unweaned bawlers appear […]

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat up off three-year low after steep sell-off

Oct. 2, 2023 at 5:54 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend selloff on supply view

Oct. 2, 2023 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits three-year low

Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:39 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on USDA report

Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids near bottom post-harvest

Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After a better-than-expected harvest across the Canadian Prairies, feed grain prices on the region either have bottomed out or soon will, according to Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon. “They’ve dropped significantly in the past three to four weeks as harvest pressure kicked off,” he said, citing […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs to face bigger-than-expected herd

Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose to a one-week high on Thursday but face pressure from a U.S. government report that showed a larger-than-expected domestic herd, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a quarterly report issued after trading ended, said the inventory of […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-month high ahead of USDA data

Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:26 pm CDT

Reuters –– Chicago corn futures hit a one-month high on Thursday as speculators covered short positions while falling energy prices undercut a rally in oilseeds, traders and analysts said. The markets are waiting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue quarterly grain stocks data on Friday. The most-active corn […]

By Zachary Goelman

ICE weekly outlook: Canola ‘due for a bounce’

Sep. 27, 2023 at 7:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A month-long decline of ICE Futures canola prices, which saw the oilseed lose $110 per tonne, came to an end and was followed by a bounce-back. While the price of the November canola contract still declined by $10/tonne to $726.10 during the week ended Wednesday, it hit its […]

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn trade watch harvest weather

Sep. 27, 2023 at 6:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Harvest operations for soybeans and corn are in their early stages, with seasonal selling pressure likely to limit any upside potential in the futures markets over the next few weeks. However, both commodities have found nearby support on the other side keeping values rangebound overall. The U.S. soybean […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin