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China tensions add layer of uncertainty to canola

An ongoing lack of USDA data further fuzzes the outlook

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm January 24, 2019

At first glance it seems quiet in the ICE Futures canola market. It’s winter, cold out and there’s not much happening. But below the surface it’s more than meets the eye. The ICE Futures canola market finished the week of Jan. 18 slightly higher after dipping during the middle of the week. The Chicago Board

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Prairie wheat bids dragged down by rallying loonie

Minneapolis and Kansas City March wheat futures were both down on the week

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm January 17, 2019

Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly weaker for the week ended Jan. 11, as a stronger Canadian dollar weighed on prices. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down, falling $3-$4 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and

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CBOT soy futures, currency, weak demand pile on canola

A lack of USDA reports adds an ongoing air of uncertainty

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 17, 2019

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform moved lower during the week ended Jan. 11, nearing major chart support as a number of factors conspired against the commodity. Losses in the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex were a major bearish influence on canola, as uncertainty over Chinese demand and looming South American crops weighed

(Average durum bids were) ranging anywhere from $220 in northwestern
and southwestern Saskatchewan to $235 in western Manitoba.

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Western Canadian wheat bids down in most regions

Average CWRS prices in western and eastern Manitoba bucked the downward trend

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 10, 2019

Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly down for the week ended Jan. 4 because of a stronger Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $1-$2, except in eastern and western Manitoba which were up $3-$5, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points

The U.S. government shutdown had markets mostly quiet over the holiday season.

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Canadian dollar’s holiday rally lifts ICE canola futures

A lack of USDA data leaves traders ‘buying the rumour’

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm January 10, 2019

The ICE canola futures market spent the holiday season like it usually does, paying attention to goings-on south of the border. However, near the end of the two-week holiday period, canola broke out on its own due to a rally in the Canadian dollar. The holidays were kicked off by a partial U.S. government shutdown,

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Good year for Prairie spring wheat, not so much for durum

Spring wheat prices are expected to see pressure in the new year

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm January 3, 2019

While spring wheat prices in Western Canada enjoyed a strong year, durum prices weren’t so lucky. Heading into 2019, spring wheat prices could fall victim to increasing global wheat acreage, while durum prices will need to see acreage fall. Data from the PDQ (Price and Data Quotes) show Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per

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Human-made chaos disrupted market patterns this year

Trade disputes have added a new layer of unpredictability

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 3, 2019

A year ago, in an attempt to outsource the first column of 2018, written to meet a pre-Christmas deadline, I turned to computer algorithms for insight. The results were poetic, but largely indecipherable. The point then was that as much as technology can provide benefits, it still takes human knowledge to make sense of the

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Western Canadian wheat bids up with U.S. futures

MGEX and K.C. March wheats climbed while CBOT March wheat slipped on the week

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 20, 2018

Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly up for the week ended Dec. 14 on strength in U.S. futures and a weaker Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were mostly up $2-$7, except in eastern Manitoba where they were down $1, according to price quotes from a

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Canola trade watches, waits as China developments unfold

China’s initial purchases of U.S. soy were underwhelming

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm December 20, 2018

China was the theme of the week for commodity markets. Whether it was the ongoing drama between the U.S. and China or the Huawei executive case in Canada, China had all the North American commodity markets on edge for the week ended Dec. 14. As had been the case since the G20 meeting between U.S.

Average durum prices were up, with bids ranging anywhere from $214 in northwestern Saskatchewan to $228 in western Manitoba.

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Western Canadian wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

March wheat futures climbed by about one to three per cent on the week

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 13, 2018

Wheat bids in Western Canada were up for the week ended Dec. 7, as strength in U.S. futures provided support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up $5-$7, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged

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China tensions add layer of uncertainty to canola

Prairie wheat bids dragged down by rallying loonie

CBOT soy futures, currency, weak demand pile on canola

Western Canadian wheat bids down in most regions

Canadian dollar’s holiday rally lifts ICE canola futures

Good year for Prairie spring wheat, not so much for durum

Human-made chaos disrupted market patterns this year

Western Canadian wheat bids up with U.S. futures

Canola trade watches, waits as China developments unfold

Western Canadian wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

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