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Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Manitoba feeder cattle prices follow U.S. futures down

By Terryn Shiells February 23, 2013

Feeder cattle prices at auction yards across Manitoba saw some major declines during the week ended Feb. 15, following the falling futures markets in the U.S. The cattle that were hit the hardest were those weighing over 700 pounds, with those in the 800- to 900-lb. class getting the worst of it, said Rick Wright,

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola exports, domestic crush must slow down

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 15, 2013

Old-crop canola futures climbed higher at ICE Futures Canada during the week ended Feb. 8, hitting levels not seen since mid-September before running into profit-taking resistance to the upside. Dwindling stocks in Western Canada are the primary driver in the market, but canola is still only one oilseed among many in the broader market and

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Efforts to ration demand support canola futures

By Dwayne Klassen February 12, 2013

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform continued its slow but steady upward trek during the week ended Feb. 1. Strength in the futures contract was maintained by the need to ration the tightening canola supply situation in Western Canada. There has not been any kind of let-up in the need to cover

Crops, Hogs, News

Grain commission considering expanding security program to feed mills

By Allan Dawson February 6, 2013

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is considering whether it can expand its proposed new insurance-based payment security program to non-licensed buyers such as feed mills. “We at the commission have had some discussions about it and we’re looking at it,” CGC commissioner Murdoch MacKay told reporters after speaking at the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) annual

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

ICE’s canola futures climb higher on lower loonie

By Dwayne Klassen February 6, 2013

The unexpected downfall in the value of the Canadian dollar helped canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform push upward during the week ended Jan. 25. The weak Canadian unit had the benefit of sparking some aggressive buying from both the domestic and export sectors. As if by cue, there were unconfirmed reports

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

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Crushers aim to coax canola from farmers’ bins

By Dwayne Klassen January 30, 2013

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform continued their slow trek to higher ground during the week ended Jan. 18, with strong demand from the domestic and export sectors fuelling the rally. Some spillover from the gains in Chicago soybeans contributed to the strength. Concerns about tight canola ending stocks further lifted the commodity.

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Holiday break more than long enough for producers

By Terryn Shiells January 30, 2013

Activity at the cattle auction yards across Manitoba started to get back into full swing again during the week ended Jan. 18, as all of the province’s auction yards held sales for the first time in 2013. Killarney Auction Mart, Ashern Auction Mart and Gladstone Auction Mart held their first sales of 2013 during the

Cereals, Grain Markets, News

Italy launches durum wheat futures market Jan. 21

January 30, 2013

milan / reuters / Europe’s first futures market for durum wheat, used mainly to produce pasta in the continent and couscous in North Africa and the Middle East, was launched January 21. Borsa Italiana, controlled by the London Stock Exchange, was due to launch the durum futures in November but the date was put back

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

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Manitoba feeder cattle prices follow U.S. futures down

Canola exports, domestic crush must slow down

Efforts to ration demand support canola futures

Grain commission considering expanding security program to feed mills

ICE’s canola futures climb higher on lower loonie

CME surveys members on trade hours

Crushers aim to coax canola from farmers’ bins

Holiday break more than long enough for producers

Italy launches durum wheat futures market Jan. 21

Live cattle prices end 2012 on a high note

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