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

Taking The Edge Off With Futures And Options

“I pounded my head against the wall. When you say those words – ‘I think,’ ‘I hope,’ or ‘It’s gotta go higher’ – you’re speculating.” – TOM CLARK, CME There are a few surefire ways to avoid the unpredictable nature of commodity markets. One way out of the lowest-price-is-the-law trap is to direct market all


Frustrated Chicago Wheat Traders Seen Testing MGE

Frustrated wheat traders who say the Chicago Board of Trade Soft Red Winter wheat contract is no longer an effective hedging tool appear to be testing the waters in a new market – the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Open interest in the MGE’s long-dormant, cash-settled Soft Red Winter Wheat Index futures has exploded over the last



Reports Suggest Poorer 2009-10 Price Outlook

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. 11 lower. Canola was undermined by the weak tone in the Chicago soy complex, the advancing harvest, favourable weather and no significant frost threat.

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


Slumping Hog Futures — Sell Or Buy?

U. S. hog futures, which slumped to a seven-year low last week as the recession took a big bite out of demand, is seen by some analysts as a buying opportunity. But others are not convinced that the worst is over. “If I was a speculator, I would probably buy them,” Jim Robb, economist at

Grain Markets Looking To USDA Report

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 the ICE Canada futures market closed the week ended Aug. 7 mixed with canola higher. Canola posted moderate gains on the week in the wake of big advances in


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

Weather, Washington Weigh On Wheat

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 July 24 lower, with canola pushed to its lowest level since March on the improved crop condition and the amazing rally in the Canadian dollar.