Slumping Prices Cloud Seeding Decisions

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola futures traded within a relatively narrow window during the week ended Feb. 19, but managed to close near the top end of that range by Friday. Spreading accounted for the bulk of the volumes, with short

The Year Of The Tiger

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Editor’s note: Don Bousquet’s “It’s Your Business” column is not available this week. ICE Futures Canada’s canola contracts trended higher for most of the week ended Feb. 12, before dropping on Friday to end slightly lower. Profit-taking ahead of the


Canola Outpacing Soybeans

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada platform managed to move higher during the week ended Feb. 5, but not before setting fresh contract lows to start the week. The downtrend over most of January finally persuaded farmers to

It’s A Buyers’ Market — But Changing

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Jan. 29 lower. Canola was pressured down by losses in the U. S. soy complex, bearish technical signals and steady farmer selling as producers have


Wheat Likely To See Some Strength Long Term

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Jan. 22 mixed, with canola higher and Western barley lower. Canola was supported by steady demand, as exports continue to

USDA Shakes Markets, Highs Likely Behind Us

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Jan. 15 lower, with canola seeing the biggest slide. Canola was pressured down by the weakness in the Chicago soy


Things To Watch For In 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg generally posted small losses over the Christmas and New Year’s break. Weakness in the U. S. soy markets and volatility in the Canadian dollar

Canola: Up Or Down?

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg in the week ended Dec. 18 were lower, with the canola market pressured down by the losses in the U. S. soyoil market and


Bigger Crops, Canola Prices Rise

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg in the week ended Dec. 4 were modestly higher despite weakness in the normally dominant U. S. markets. Canola was supported by strong crusher

Are Higher Wheat Prices Real?

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Nov. 27 fractionally higher. Gains in the U. S. markets, friendly technical signals and slower farmer selling gave some support