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Funds trample market fundamentals in fleeing canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 10, 2012

The ICE Futures Canada canola market continued to fall apart during the week ended Sept. 28, as speculative long liquidation took precedence over any fundamental support that might still be there. The most active November contract fell below the psychological $600 per tonne level during the week, and settled below that key chart point for

Cereals, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Canola prices slide as harvest begins

By Dwayne Klassen August 10, 2012

Weather issues continued to dominate the price patterns experienced by the oilseed markets located on the ICE Canada platform and the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended July 27. The price movement in both resembled that of a roller-coaster with the up-and-down movement far from being over. ICE canola futures lost $36 to

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New player in deregulated market

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 30, 2012

A Southeast Asian agri-food processor and a U.S. commodity trading firm are pairing up to enter the deregulated Prairie grain and oilseed supply chain. Singapore-based Olam International and Kansas City’s Lansing Trade Group have announced a new 50-50 joint venture, Lansing Olam Canada, to “originate and merchandise Canadian grains and oilseeds.” The two companies said

Crops, News

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

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More volatility likely from expanded trading hours

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 30, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola moved higher in most months during the week ended May 18, initially dropping lower with long liquidation before bouncing back up on the back of solid end-user demand. Tight old-crop supplies and continued exporter pricing are expected to keep the front-month July contract supported going forward, but it should eventually drift

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

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New ICE wheat contract will struggle

By Allan Dawson March 23, 2012

The outlook for the new ICE Future Canada’s wheat futures market isn’t great, according to Neil Townsend, the Canadian Wheat Board’s North American market analyst. The long-running spring wheat futures market in Minneapolis didn’t get enough business before the Winnipeg market launched in January, he said. As a result, Minneapolis wasn’t “liquid” enough — a

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Currency risk protection offered

By Allan Dawson March 23, 2012

Volatile currencies can hurt your bottom line more than changes in commodity prices. That’s why the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), in conjunction with Western Union Business Solutions, is introducing a new foreign exchange risk-management program. “If it makes sense to a producer, we can provide a solution,” said Mark Kelly, Western Union Business Solutions’ senior

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Price now or price later? A primer on DDCs

By Agri-news March 23, 2012

A deferred delivery contract can lock in a profit,  but also prevents cashing in on future price increases

Adeferred delivery contract (DDC) is the most popular type of grain-marketing contract provided by grain buyers. A DDC, as they are often called, locks in the price for a certain quantity of a base grade of grain to be delivered to a certain location at some date in the future. “Advantages of a DDC are

Cereals, News, Opinion

It’s today’s price, not the future price

February 15, 2012

Stirling Moss, a famous racing driver of the 1950s, once said that the male of the human species will admit to not being good at just about anything except being a good driver or a good lover. If we are talking about some of the grain farmer subspecies, we might add a third skill, that

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

Tag Archives Futures exchange

Funds trample market fundamentals in fleeing canola

Canola prices slide as harvest begins

New player in deregulated market

USDA asks markets when is the best time for data

More volatility likely from expanded trading hours

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

New ICE wheat contract will struggle

Currency risk protection offered

Price now or price later? A primer on DDCs

It’s today’s price, not the future price

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