Grain Markets & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

New CWB has role in open market

By Allan Dawson October 10, 2012

Western farmers have long been divided over the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly, but farmers on both sides of the debate can agree the new CWB’s role is to add competition to the marketplace, says CWB vice-president for grain procurement Gord Flaten. The CWB provides farmers with the option to pool wheat, durum and barley sales,

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U.S. judge delays efforts to rein in speculators

By Alexandra Alper October 10, 2012

AU.S. judge has knocked back tough new rules to clamp down on excessive speculation in commodity markets, handing an 11th-hour victory to Wall Street’s biggest banks and angering lawmakers concerned about high prices for gasoline and other raw materials. Just two weeks before the “position limits” rule was to take effect, U.S. District Court Judge

Crops, Grain Markets

Classic topping action in soybean meal

By David Drozd October 10, 2012

Each day’s prices and the pattern configurations are a direct result of human decisions to buy and sell

Technical analysis is the study of market movement. Its strength and popularity comes from the assumption that future price direction can be predicted by studying a market’s past activity. Technical analysis is concerned exclusively with the market and certain statistics the market generates — prices, volume and open interest. In technical analysis, no consideration is

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Prairie weather not done with markets just yet

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 22, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts posted solid gains during the week ended Sept. 14, as production concerns in parts of the Prairies, and expectations that supplies may not be enough to meet the demand going forward, provided support. Canola ended the week with new contract highs in many months, and the bullish technical signals could

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U.S. drought lifts PRO values

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 22, 2012

Values in CWB’s 2012-13 harvest pool return outlook (PRO) have risen on the expected demand for Canada’s wheat, barley and canola in the wake of the U.S. Corn Belt’s drought. CWB’s second round of new-crop PROs, issued Sept. 14, sees wheat and durum values up by $11 per tonne, malting barley up $10 and canola

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CWB announces 2012-13 initial payments for canola

September 17, 2012

CWB will pay farmers delivering canola into its Harvest Pool a $475-per-tonne initial payment for No. 1 and $462 per tonne for canola graded No. 2, the company announced Sept. 4. The initial payments, which are guaranteed by the federal government, represent a portion of expected final returns. The current pool return outlook for No.

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Canola still pointed higher despite harvest pressure

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 17, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform bounced around near the top end of their recent range during the week ended Sept. 7, finishing with modest gains overall, as concerns that the Canadian crop may not be as large as initial expectations provided support. Ideas that canola was underpriced compared to other oilseed markets,

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Mexico raids U.S. corn market, buys 1.516 million tonnes U.S. corn

By Julie Ingwersen, Karl Plume August 21, 2012

Traders say the purchase is a sign of global anxiety Mexico raided the U.S. corn market by making the biggest one-day purchase in over two decades earlier this month, the first clear sign of global anxiety over the decimated U.S. crop. Mexico, the No. 2 importer of U.S. corn after Japan, bought 1.516 million tonnes,

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Strength in soybean futures supports canola values

By Dwayne Klassen August 21, 2012

Pre-USDA report jitters dominated the North American oilseed markets during the week ended Aug. 10, with weather playing a secondary role in determining price direction of both the grain and oilseed sectors. ICE Futures Canada’s canola futures lost $1 per tonne in the nearby November future while gaining $7.60 in the far-deferred July future. Commodity

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Pardons for border runners raise questions

By Allan Dawson August 10, 2012

Now that the CWB is changed, Stephen Harper says farmers who broke the law in the 1990s deserve to be pardoned

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to pardon some of the western farmers convicted of contravening Customs Act regulations in the 1990s is raising eyebrows. “Where does that stop?” Bob Roehle, a former CWB employee and member of Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board asked. “In a democracy, do I get to choose which laws I

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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

New CWB has role in open market

U.S. judge delays efforts to rein in speculators

Classic topping action in soybean meal

Prairie weather not done with markets just yet

U.S. drought lifts PRO values

CWB announces 2012-13 initial payments for canola

Canola still pointed higher despite harvest pressure

Mexico raids U.S. corn market, buys 1.516 million tonnes U.S. corn

Strength in soybean futures supports canola values

Pardons for border runners raise questions

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