Grain Markets & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

Loonie forecast to hold its own against U.S. greenback

By Dwayne Klassen April 26, 2013

The loonie will likely continue to weaken against the U.S. dollar, but should stay close to parity in medium to longer term, says ScotiaBank’s chief currency strategist. “The path of least resistance for the Canadian dollar in the near term is weaker,” said Camilla Sutton. However, lower global growth along with the less hawkish stance

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Global inventories of corn, wheat and soybeans higher than expected

By Charles Abbott April 26, 2013

Global inventories of corn, wheat and soybeans will be much larger than expected at the end of 2012-13, with much of the increase driven by bigger U.S. supplies and lower Chinese feed demand, says the USDA. It sharply raised its estimates of ending stocks of the three crops compared with March. Projected corn carry-out was

Crops, Grain Markets

Fall in grain prices inevitable

By Allan Dawson April 18, 2013

Speakers at Canada Grains Council say too many farmers have forgotten that high prices eventually fall

Watch out! The five-year run of high grain prices is going to end — possibly sooner than later — and those producers who are in denial could be in for a painful reckoning, attendees at the recent Canada Grains Council annual meeting were warned. “There is a lot of optimism out there and a lot

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola growers balk at delivering to cash market

By Dwayne Klassen April 18, 2013

Continued worries over tight old-crop supplies, along with the reluctance of farmers to deliver canola to the country elevator at current cash bids, helped to generate much of the upward price action seen in canola on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform during the week ended April 12. Exporters and domestic processors were the noted

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Customer complaints about Canadian wheat performance colour quality, brand debate

By Allan Dawson April 11, 2013

They come at a time when some question Canada’s emphasis on wheat quality assurance and the registration system

If there is good news in a recent wire service story that told the world some customers are complaining about Canadian wheat that wimped out in the bakery, it’s that complaints over quality are so rare they become news. Chinese officials complained this past winter, suggesting that a lack of processing consistency in the CWRS

Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Unexpected stocks of U.S. soybeans pressure canola

By Dwayne Klassen April 10, 2013

Canola values on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform moved lower during the week ended April 5, with declines a function of chart-related speculative liquidation orders as well as the downward price action experienced in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex. The continued declines seen in Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed futures

Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

A sample options strategy for soybeans

By David Derwin April 10, 2013

We recently had the privilege of co-presenting with the CME Group at their CBOT Grain Options Workshop during the annual Wild Oats Grainworld conference in Winnipeg. Here’s an overview of that event including what is risk, what is risk management and a straightforward strategy you can use to protect yourself against falling grain prices. What

Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Strong flax prices may not encourage acres this spring

By Terryn Shiells April 9, 2013

Values for new-crop flax across Western Canada are strong, but that may not result in more acres this spring. According to Prairie Ag Hotwire, new-crop values ranged from $13.75 to $14.50 per bushel as of April 4, 2013. Old-crop prices across Western Canada were reported as being around $14 to $16.50 per bushel. “A lot

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

USDA’s reports pressure canola, wheat, corn and soy

By Dwayne Klassen April 9, 2013

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform were forced into losses during the holiday-shortened week ending March 28 by the release of some bearishly construed U.S. Department of Agriculture reports. Canola had been edging upward until that point. Concerns about tight old-crop supplies, steady export demand and some light domestic crusher needs had

Grain Markets, Opinion

Price bubbles and commodity markets

By John Kemp April 9, 2013

Athoughtful new paper from researchers at the University of Illinois marks a significant step forward in research on how commodity futures prices are formed. Until recently, the academic and policy debate about futures price formation has been locked in an acrimonious and polarized standoff between market fundamentalists, who insist all price moves reflect supply-and-demand fundamentals,

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Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

Grain Markets

Loonie forecast to hold its own against U.S. greenback

Global inventories of corn, wheat and soybeans higher than expected

Fall in grain prices inevitable

Canola growers balk at delivering to cash market

Customer complaints about Canadian wheat performance colour quality, brand debate

Unexpected stocks of U.S. soybeans pressure canola

A sample options strategy for soybeans

Strong flax prices may not encourage acres this spring

USDA’s reports pressure canola, wheat, corn and soy

Price bubbles and commodity markets

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