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Canadian dollar and business outlook

By GFM Network News November 8, 2021

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was holding steady Monday morning, with strength in crude oil providing some underlying support for the energy-linked currency. At 8:41 a.m. CST Monday morning, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.8030 or US$1=C$1.2453 which compares with Friday’s North American close of US$0.8031 or US$1=C$1.2452. The United

Global markets

Global Markets: U.S. re-opens land border to Canadians

By GFM Network News November 8, 2021

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – For the first time in 19 months, the United States has allowed Canadians to cross its land border for non-essential travel on Monday. Adult travellers entering the U.S. from Canada must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order

Futures markets

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola steps further back to start new week

Weakness in soy complex, rapeseed weigh on values

By GFM Network News November 8, 2021

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 8 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were lower on Monday morning following declines in the Chicago soy complex and in European rapeseed. Small gains in Malaysian palm oil were tempering further declines in canola. Tight supplies continued to underpin canola values, as was the prospect of below

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher, lean hogs eases

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek November 5, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Friday and gained about 1 percent for the week, helped by solid export demand, traders said. Demand from China has been particularly strong, fueled by the appetites of a growing Chinese middle class and diplomatic tensions with rival supplier Australia. The U.S.

Livestock Markets, Markets

Fall run continues as heavier cattle prices doing OK

Numbers of animals delivered to sales are starting to slowly increase

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 5, 2021

Cattle numbers remain quite high as the fall run continued, according to Tyler Slawinski of the Gladstone and Ashern auction marts. He said Gladstone is already full for its next sale on Nov. 2, with Ashern and most other auctions across the province to see quite a few head coming in. “The weather is still

Currency markets

Canadian Financial Close: C$ holds steady

By GFM Network News November 5, 2021

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar held relatively steady on Friday, seeing little direction ahead of the weekend. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.8031 or US$1=C$1.2452 on Thursday, which compares with Thursday’s North American close of US$0.8033 or US$1=C$1.2449. Strength in crude oil provided underlying support. However, broad gains in the

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower on harvest pressure, South American planting

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News November 5, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures fell for a third day on Friday, pressured by harvest activity and strong planting progress in South America that may open up export competition by mid-January, analysts said. Corn also eased from harvest pressure, while wheat stepped back after reaching a nine-year high earlier in the week. Corn

Crops, Markets

Mustard supply crunch fuels price spikes

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News November 5, 2021

MarketsFarm – As the world’s largest producer of mustard, a sharp decline in Canadian production has already made a major impact on supply and prices. Despite an increase in seeded acres, Canada’s mustard production dropped 28 per cent to 71,000 tonnes for the 2021-22 marketing year, according to Statistics Canada’s September crop report. Of the

Markets

Canadian spring wheat bids dip with Minneapolis futures

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 5, 2021

MarketsFarm – Losses in Minneapolis wheat futures weighed on Canadian spring wheat cash bids during the first week of November, although a softer tone in the Canadian dollar did lend some support. Durum bids across the Prairies were up on the week. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) wheat prices were down by

Futures markets

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola down again, but well off day’s lows

U.S. markets see losses ahead of next S&D report

By GFM Network News November 5, 2021

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were lower on Friday, due to spillover from declines in the Chicago soy complex. However, canola and Chicago soyoil backed away from sharper losses earlier in the session. Additional pressure came from losses in European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil. On the flip

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Markets

Canadian dollar and business outlook

Global Markets: U.S. re-opens land border to Canadians

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola steps further back to start new week

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher, lean hogs eases

Fall run continues as heavier cattle prices doing OK

Canadian Financial Close: C$ holds steady

U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower on harvest pressure, South American planting

Mustard supply crunch fuels price spikes

Canadian spring wheat bids dip with Minneapolis futures

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola down again, but well off day’s lows

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