Harsh U. S. Winter Weather Supports Commodity Markets

“It was a very wet, late crop and it is very hard to store.” – don roose, u. s. commodi ti es Brutal winter weather across much of the United States has helped rally commodity markets as energy demand rises, crops are hit with snow or frost and livestock movement is slowed. Two strong winter

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


Funds Eye Poor-Performer Wheat In Hunt For Laggards

“Our discretionary managers… are long wheat because in an absolute sense it’s been extremely beaten up.” – ALEX ALLEN, EDDINGTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Wheat has been the poor cousin of commodities this year, losing value as star performers such as copper, lead and sugar have flown, but the humble grain is now beginning to catch the

Corn To Lead The Market Higher

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed pr i c e s at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Nov. 13 higher, with canola lifted by gains in the Chicago soy complex. Slower farmer selling, as the harvest winds down,


Canola Stages An Impressive Comeback

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Gr a i n and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Oct. 30 mixed with canola higher and barley lower. Canola prices climbed back after their collapse on the news that China would



Canola Rally Lagging, More Strength To Come?

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 Oct. 16 higher, with canola lifted by the strength in the Chicago soybean market. Harvesting delays, due to weather, and

Barley Outlook Poor Despite Small Crop

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 Sept. 3 lower, with big declines in canola. Canola was undermined by weakness in the Chicago soy complex, the beginning of the harvest, favourable weather


U. S. Soy Uncertainty Makes Canola Uncertain

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 Aug. 28 mixed, with canola a bit higher in the wake of the firm tone in Chicago soybeans and the weak Canadian dollar. Slow farmer

Market Volatility Rises, Weather In The Background

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 the ICE Canada futures market closed the week ended July 31 higher in a very volatile week. The steep rise in the Canadian dollar weighed on the market. Canola dropped sharply early in the