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Episode 229, June 17, 2021
BHP delaying decision on Saskatchewan potash project
Jansen mine decision to be delayed by a few months
Melbourne | Reuters — BHP Group expects to present its board with a decision on whether to proceed with its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan in a few months’ time — rather than mid-year — after choosing between two port options, an executive said on Thursday. The world’s biggest miner has estimated the project at
ICE weekly outlook: Weather, soy complex weaken canola
MarketsFarm — Wet weather on the Prairies and U.S. northern Plains has brought downward pressure on ICE Futures canola prices, taking the market off the contract highs hit in early June. Losses in palm oil and soyoil were also bearish. While precipitation, or the potential of it falling over canola-growing areas in Western Canada and
CBOT weekly outlook: Weather market expected for rest of month
MarketsFarm — The weather is just one of the factors guiding futures values at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in Chicago. As prices have fluctuated with hot and dry weather interrupted by rain, Reilly noted there’s more to the ebbs and flows than the latest
U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on new China stats
Live cattle futures up with cash values
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell their daily three-U.S.-cent limit on Wednesday, pressured by falling U.S. wholesale prices for pork products and news of increasing hog numbers in China, traders said. China’s pig herd rose 23.5 per cent in May from a year earlier, state media said on Wednesday,
U.S. grains: Soybeans down with vegetable oil prices
Chicago July corn, wheat up
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday to their lowest level in nearly two months, pressured by a retreat in global vegetable oil prices from multi-year highs, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures ended mixed, with the nearby July corn and wheat contracts closing higher, while back months declined. Chicago Board of
Canadian Financial Close: Loonie steady, inflation up
WINNIPEG – The Canadian dollar held steady on Wednesday amid economic news on both sides of the Canada/United States border. The loonie was at US$0.8203 or US$1=C$1.2191 on Wednesday, slightly lower from Tuesday’s close at US$0.8205 or US$1=C$1.2188. Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index jumped 0.78 points at 91.31. Statistics Canada reported today that inflation increased
ICE Midday: Canola prices continue to plunge
WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was sharply weaker at midday Wednesday in sympathy with the Chicago soy complex. Canola futures have lost more than C$18 per tonne, with the most active November contract threatening to drop below the C$700/tonne mark. A Winnipeg-based trader attributed the fall to recent rains in the Prairies, the
Canadian dollar and business outlook
By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 16 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was holding steady Wednesday morning, as currency traders await the latest policy announcement from the United States Federal Reserve due out later in the day. At 8:40 a.m. CDT Wednesday morning, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.8206 or US$1=C$1.2186 which compares with Tuesday’s North American
Global Markets: Canada’s inflation rate highest since 2011
WINNIPEG, June 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported today that Canada’s inflation rate increased to 3.6 per cent year-by-year in May, the highest pace since 2011. The rate has increased from 3.4 per cent in April. Core inflation also rose
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