So What? Now What?

Managing the risk in your business is becoming increasingly important. Typically, people tend to associate risk with negative outcomes. But there can be an upside to risk as well, risk that correlates to opportunity. For some, the past couple of years have realized perhaps even windfall-like profits with an expectation that, due to a shift

Ice Futures Canada Administrative Offices Set To Move

Winnipeg’s downtown Commodity Exchange Tower will soon be a misnomer. The lease is up and offices of ICE Futures Canada, Inc., formerly the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange will be moving closer to the suburbs in June, according to the president and CEO of the exchange. Brad Vannan said that the space currently used by the organization


USDA Loan Rates Favour U. S. Durum

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts held within the tight ranges they’ve been stuck in for the past month during the week ended April 23, although the bias was to the downside as producers began seeding what could be a record-size

DDGS Contract Futures Launched

The CME Group launched its distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGs) futures contract April 25. The contract will trade only on the electronic Globex platform. It aims to provide corn-based ethanol makers hedge protection by creating a true “corn crush” in combination with corn, ethanol and natural gas futures. A third of corn used in


Circumstances Outweigh Bearish Canola News

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts saw some heavy-volume activity during the week ended April 16, as commercial and commodity fund traders rolled their positions out of the nearby May contract. However, those large volumes did little to rouse values out

Wheat Outlook Remains Bearish

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Canola futures on ICE Futures Canada held within a tight range once again during the week ended April 9, but did manage to post gains in most months as steady exporter and domestic crusher demand provided support. The largest advances


USDA Reports Set Bearish Tone

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts saw some choppy activity during the Easter-shortened week ended April 1. Dryness concerns in Alberta and Saskatchewan, together with a lack of aggressive farmer selling, had provided some support for the market. However, any advances

Speculation Reigns Ahead Of U. S. Estimates

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended March 26, although activity was choppy and relatively range-bound. Much of the strength in canola could be seen as a reaction to the weaker Canadian dollar, which was down


Two-Month Reversal Warns Of Euro’s Impending Collapse

David drozd If you don’t think the failing euro doesn’t affect your bottom line, think again. Since the end of November 2009, the euro has lost about 12.5 per cent of its value relative to the U. S. dollar index and 15 per cent to the Canadian dollar – and this devaluation caused North American

Low Crop Prices Easier To Predict Than Times Of Highs

“The first objective in a marketing plan should be to avoid the market lows.” – MELVIN BREES fapri release Crop farmers have a better chance of avoiding the lowest price of the year than catching the highest price of the year, said a University of Missouri Extension market analyst. “Trying to sell at the highest