CNS Canada — It’s good and bad news when it comes to winter cereal acreage in Western Canada. Winter wheat acres in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are down this fall, while acreage in Alberta increased, and fall rye acres in all provinces rose. “I think a lot of the guys that were growing winter wheat have
Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies
Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market flat as holidays near
CNS Canada — The flat western Canadian feed grain market will continue for the forseeable future, but there could be slight changes around the holidays and into the New Year. “The market has been relatively flat for several weeks now and my guess is it will continue to be that way into the New Year.
U.S.-China tariff ceasefire may support oilseed markets
Corn futures followed soybeans’ volatility during the week
It was a volatile time for the ICE Futures canola market during the week ended Nov. 30, as oilseed traders anxiously awaited news from the weekend’s G20 summit in Argentina. U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Dec. 1. The two reached a trade truce where they will hold off on
Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres
CNS Canada — As Canadian farmers start thinking about what to plant next spring, global trade patterns and weather will play into decision making. “It’s very difficult to decide where this all is going. That obviously also has implications on where the futures prices go and what signals the farmers are taking from that,” said
AGT’s privatization to proceed
CNS Canada — AGT Food and Ingredients has announced a definitive agreement to take the publicly-traded Saskatchewan pulse and durum processing and export firm private. If all conditions are met, the deal is expected to go through in the first quarter of 2019. The buyer group, including AGT CEO Murad Al-Katib, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
December StatsCan report could vary from years past
CNS Canada — After this fall’s long, drawn-out harvest, some analysts predict Statistics Canada’s final Production of Principal Field Crops numbers could vary from the usual pattern. StatsCan’s report, due out Thursday, is a “very uncertain” report “because that was probably one of the most bizarre falls we’ve ever had on the Prairies,” said Ken
Manitoba’s premiums from out east grind downward
Sales are seen winding down in mid-December for the year
Prices for cattle at Manitoba auction marts are starting to settle closer to their western Canadian counterparts after riding a high throughout most of the fall run. “It looks like we’ve hit the peak. It has come and gone here,” said Rick Wright of Heartland Order Buying. That said, run numbers “are still quite good.”
ICE weekly outlook: Canola at mercy of U.S. soy
CNS Canada — The ICE canola market is currently at the mercy of the soybean market as it awaits this week’s G20 meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. “We’ve got the big pop in the soybeans in anticipation of some positive developments at this weekend’s G20 meetings… we are getting
Soy market pressure seen dragging canola lower yet
Traders may be realizing they can’t bank on tweets
It was a sad week for the ICE Futures canola market ending Nov. 16. The January contract dropped below the $480-per- tonne mark and while many may hope it will go back higher, they should also prepare for it to go lower still. January canola flirted with the $480-per-tonne mark all week; there were days
CBOT weekly outlook: Markets quiet heading into holidays
CNS Canada — Traders aren’t expecting much to move corn and soybean markets in upcoming weeks as the U.S. moves into holiday mode. “These markets are going to just be very choppy and of course we’re going into December and nobody likes to work (during the holiday season). There’s more parties, Washington goes on Christmas
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