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FCC accused of overstepping its mandate

By Ron Friesen February 15, 2013

A new report by a leading public policy think-tank accuses Farm Credit Canada and other federal financial Crown corporations of “mission creep” by offering services far beyond their original mandates. The report by the C.D. Howe Institute recommends their authority “should be clearly circumscribed and even rolled back” so private lenders can do more to

Cereals, Opinion

Reflections on the new age of grain marketing

By Les Mcewan February 15, 2013

Now there are a few months under our belts, just how accurate were those horror stories about grain marketing post-CWB monopoly?

Much has been written about how farmers will market their grains in the post-single-desk world. Horror stories abound about how the grain companies won’t take the CWB contracts until they have filled their own, pools won’t reflect fair market prices, and farmers won’t have the expertise to market in the new climate. Now that we

Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds, Opinion

Canola bounces off of support and resumes the uptrend

By David Drozd February 12, 2013

After dropping $90/tonne from the high of $657.50 in September, at the time of this writing, prices on the March 2013 canola futures contract have rallied $50/tonne since the USDA report was released on January 11, 2013. Thanks to phenomenal demand and improving basis levels, cash prices are back to the crop-year high ($14.50/bushel). For

Crops, News

U.S senators propose interim support

February 12, 2013

washington / reuters Congress would revive disaster-relief programs for farmers and ranchers hurt by drought and other natural catastrophes under a stop-gap bill introduced on Jan. 25 by two key Senate committee leaders. Producers could get up to $100,000 each for losses in 2012 and this year. In particular, ranchers would benefit because they do

Grain Markets, Livestock Markets, News

CME surveys members on trade hours

By Tom Polansek February 6, 2013

The Chicago Board of Trade has launched a survey asking customers whether it should shorten the nearly non-stop electronic trading cycle for grains and hinted that executives had grown less concerned about competition from rival IntercontinentalExchange. The Board of Trade, which dominates agricultural trading with U.S. grain and oilseed futures and options contracts, in May

Crops, Weather

U.S. drought prompts record crop insurance payout

February 6, 2013

washington / reuters Crop insurers have paid a record $11.6 billion to U.S. growers in compensation for losses due largely to widespread drought in 2012. Some analysts expect indemnities to reach $20 billion this year, nearly double the old record set in 2011. That would mean steep losses as insurers collected just over $11 billion

Crops, News

Live cattle prices end 2012 on a high note

By David Drozd January 17, 2013

Live cattle prices on the monthly nearby futures chart have rallied to within a couple of dollars of the historical high of $131.05, which was established in March 2012. Long-term charts, such as the monthly live cattle chart illustrated here are invaluable for identifying major price trends, as trendlines and formations on a weekly or

Livestock, News

Puratone deal leaves farmers hanging

By Allan Dawson November 21, 2012

Manitoba farmers owed at least $1 million for feed grains delivered to financially troubled Puratone Corp. are left holding an empty bag with its pending sale to Maple Leaf. Earlier this month Maple Leaf Foods, which operates a hog-slaughtering plant in Brandon, announced it was buying Puratone for $42 million. Puratone’s liabilities total nearly $100

Hogs, Livestock, News

Province to back new loan program for hog producers

By Shannon VanRaes November 21, 2012

A financial stabilization program is on the horizon for Manitoba pork producers. Speaking to hog farmers and industry representatives in Niverville, Manitoba Pork Council chairman Karl Kynoch outlined a new loan program designed by the council — one that would see cash loans distributed by financial institutions, administered by Manitoba Pork Council Corporation, and guaranteed

Crops, News

Analyzing the loonie’s move to below par

By David Drozd November 9, 2012

The Canadian dollar has been trending lower, since it penetrated the lower boundary of the uptrending channel. I have found that chart analysis is a valuable resource for determining the price trend and where support and resistance to the trend may be anticipated. Trendlines During the course of a trend and all the fluctuations which

Daily Network News

Canadian trade data delayed by U.S. government shutdown

Sigurdson applauds Alberta farmers

U.S. grains: Soy, corn dip on farmer selling; U.S.-China trade talks in focus

Tag Archives Financial economics

FCC accused of overstepping its mandate

Reflections on the new age of grain marketing

Canola bounces off of support and resumes the uptrend

U.S senators propose interim support

CME surveys members on trade hours

U.S. drought prompts record crop insurance payout

Live cattle prices end 2012 on a high note

Puratone deal leaves farmers hanging

Province to back new loan program for hog producers

Analyzing the loonie’s move to below par

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