CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade recovered off of contract lows over the past week, but it’s still too early to say either commodity has found a bottom. “I’m looking for baby steps to confirm the bottom, and I haven’t seen anything of substance yet,” said Preston Zacharias,
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy and corn recover, but too early to call a bottom
Pulse weekly outlook: Wider price spreads likely with big chickpea crop ahead
CNS Canada — Canadian farmers planted their largest chickpea crop in more than a decade in 2018, with the bigger crop likely to lead to a wider price spread between larger- and smaller-calibre supplies. Statistics Canada has placed chickpea acreage for 2018 at 468,900 acres, which would be well above the 160,000 acres planted in
Spring wheat bids rise off of nearby lows
September U.S. wheat futures climb by 14 to 24.5 U.S. cents on the week
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher in most locations during the week ended July 6, taking some direction from a rally in U.S. futures as prices corrected off of nearby lows. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $9 per tonne in northwestern Saskatchewan
ICE weekly outlook: More downside likely for canola
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures fell sharply lower during the week ended Wednesday, but could still have more room to the downside as the oilseed remains overpriced compared to the slumping U.S. soybean market. Mounting trade tensions between the U.S. and China led to a selloff in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Canola trading kept choppy as agencies estimate acres
Markets will watch where soybeans go as tariffs kick in
ICE Futures Canada canola contracts held within a rather narrow range during the week ended June 29, with only the nearby July contract seeing some wide price swings as traders exited the front month before its expiry. Aside from the month-end spread trade, positioning ahead of a number of key reports kept activity on the
ICE weekly outlook: Market watching weather, acres, trade
CNS Canada — Canola futures bounced around within a rather narrow range during the week ended Wednesday, but generally trended higher as the market recovered off of the four-month lows hit on June 19. Statistics Canada releases updated acreage estimates on Friday, and any surprises in the data could provide some nearby direction. The U.S.
Canadian canola area likely above earlier projection
CNS Canada — Canadian farmers likely seeded more canola in 2018 than initial expectations, but industry participants generally expect to see only minor adjustments when Statistics Canada releases its latest acreage estimates on Friday. “Our idea is that the canola seeded area number is higher than initially reported,” said Jon Driedger of FarmLink Marketing Solutions.
Canola bounces back from sell-off in U.S. soybeans
Fallout from the GM wheat finding remains to be seen
ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell to some of their lowest levels in months during the week ended June 15, before finding some support at the lows. The new-crop November contract fell below $505 per tonne at one point during the week, but was back around the $510 level by Friday’s close. Chicago soybeans were
Canola crush margins deteriorate
CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have deteriorated over the past few months to hit some of their weakest levels of the past two years. However, domestic processors continue to show good demand despite their declining profit margins. As of Monday, the Canola Board Crush Margin calculated by ICE Futures Canada was about $44 above
Better crop conditions weigh on spring wheat bids
MGEX, CBOT and K.C. July wheat futures were all down from the previous week
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended June 8, as improving North American crop conditions weighed on Minneapolis spring wheat futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $3-$7 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to
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