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USDA asks markets when is the best time for data

June 16, 2012

washington/reuters / The government asked farmers, traders and futures exchanges June 7 for ideas on when it should release potentially market-moving agricultural reports, such as crop forecasts, now that commodity markets are open nearly all day. It could result in the first change in the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports in nearly two decades and

Opinion

Ticket to unparalleled heartburn

By Alan Guebert June 5, 2012

Since you speak English as well as anyone, perhaps you understand the working paragraph of a May 19 Washington Post column that explains the trading strategy employed by JP Morgan Chase & Co. to, ah, hedge its market risk. It reads: “It is this exemption that would allow (JP Morgan executive, Ina) Drew and her

Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

ICE set to introduce five new U.S. grain and oilseed contracts

By Christine Stebbins April 20, 2012

Reuters / ICE Futures US intends to begin offering five new U.S. grain and oilseed contracts, pending review by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The contracts include U.S. corn, wheat, soybeans, soybean meal and soybean oil, IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) announced. Futures contracts are slated to be available on May 14, with options available May 15. “These contracts

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

CWB believes it has the inside edge on Japan sales

By Allan Dawson April 7, 2012

CWB officials told farmers meeting here it has the inside track on the lucrative Japanese market for Canadian milling wheat. “I’ve just come from Japan this week and we are working very hard with the Japanese to try to have the CWB in a very prominent place with regard to supplying the Japanese industry with

Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Analyst says another price surge unlikely

By Shannon VanRaes February 15, 2012

An economic storm overseas has resulted in a few waves hitting Canadian shores, leaving canola markets slightly dampened by volatility and uncertainty. The European debt crisis, along with a weak American economy, has affected canola markets, ProFarmer Canada’s Mike Jubinville told farmers attending Ag Days. “Certainly this has always been and will continue to be

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Chicago Soybeans Put Pressure On Winnipeg Canola

By Dwayne Klassen November 17, 2011

column Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform lost ground during the week ended Nov. 11. Much of the price weakness was associated with the downward price action experienced in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex and with the unsettled ongoing macroeconomic picture. Keeping a firm floor under canola was steady

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

MF Global Bankruptcy Weighs Down Canola Market

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 10, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were lower in most months during the week ended Nov. 4, with the continued chaos in global financial markets front and centre in the day-to-day canola trade as well. So far canola has managed to hold relatively steady given the increasing uncertainty in the world economy, but those outside factors

News, Other, Weather

Kraft Foods condemns commodity speculation

Strengthening La Nia to grip U.S.

By Reuters November 3, 2011

Hamburg | Reuters – U.S. giant Kraft Foods supports moves to regulate speculation in commodity markets, says a senior executive of its European unit. We hope very much that politicians will make concrete decisions for more transparency and regulation in commodity markets in the G20 s finance ministers group up to the next summit meeting

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Markets Toss And Turn On Economic Uncertainty

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 3, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around within a relatively narrow range during the week ended Oct. 28, posting declines in most months, aside from the nearby November. The gains in the front month were tied to position-evening ahead of deliveries against the contract, as traders exited their positions in November and the spread narrowed

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Larger Economic Issues Weigh On Canola

By Dwayne Klassen October 27, 2011

column Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform resumed a downward price trend during the week ended Oct. 21. Losses were attributed to the price declines experienced by CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybeans and outright liquidation by speculative fund accounts. Elevator company hedge selling was also evident, especially when canola showed signs

Daily Network News

Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

Tag Archives Commodity market

USDA asks markets when is the best time for data

Ticket to unparalleled heartburn

ICE set to introduce five new U.S. grain and oilseed contracts

CWB believes it has the inside edge on Japan sales

Analyst says another price surge unlikely

Chicago Soybeans Put Pressure On Winnipeg Canola

MF Global Bankruptcy Weighs Down Canola Market

Kraft Foods condemns commodity speculation

Markets Toss And Turn On Economic Uncertainty

Larger Economic Issues Weigh On Canola

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