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Human-made chaos disrupted market patterns this year

Trade disputes have added a new layer of unpredictability

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 3, 2019

A year ago, in an attempt to outsource the first column of 2018, written to meet a pre-Christmas deadline, I turned to computer algorithms for insight. The results were poetic, but largely indecipherable. The point then was that as much as technology can provide benefits, it still takes human knowledge to make sense of the

Grain Markets, Markets

Canola finds some support in thin, choppy trading week

Early planting in Brazil boosts the soy supply outlook

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 29, 2018

ICE canola futures touched their lowest levels in more than a year on Nov. 20, but managed to uncover some support to the downside and were relatively steady on the week by Friday, Nov. 23. Activity, however, was thin and choppy, with markets in the U.S. closed for part of the week due to the

Editorial, Opinion, Other

Editorial: We had it in the ’70s

By John Morriss July 20, 2018

Some readers may remember the Western Grain Stabilization Administration (WGSA), a Prairie grain support program that ran from 1976 to 1989. Farmers could contribute up two per cent of net grain sales, matched two to one by the federal government. It was a pretty good deal, so most farmers participated. The payout mechanism was simple

Opinion

Opinion: Price no reliable indicator

Without independent audits there’s no way to tell what grain sells for 

By Ken Larsen May 2, 2018

Allan Dawson’s response to my article about grain movement (Putting a price tag on the grain backlog, Manitoba Co-operator, April 12) was provocative. In it he contends the price and basis doesn’t reflect the issue and trucking prevents farmers from being captive sellers. While I agree that price is important, and with Prof. Richard Gray’s

Crops

Don’t gamble on grain marketing

Don’t play with risk, manage it for the good of your business

By Richard Kamchen March 21, 2018

Don’t be a gambler when it comes to marketing your grain, Brennan Turner, FarmLead president and CEO, urged farmers at this year’s CropConnect. “It seems like most farmers view their grain as casino chips and they don’t have too much rhyme or reason on which number on the roulette wheel that they place those chips

Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $238 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $252 in northern Alberta.

Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids mixed, following U.S. futures, dollar

The loonie dropped by about a cent on the week; U.S. wheat futures also fell

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm March 2, 2018

Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Feb. 23; some fell following the lead of U.S. futures, while others rose slightly, taking support from a lower Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were mixed in Western Canada, with some

Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids rise along with U.S. futures

Minneapolis March 2018 spring wheat climbed 8.75 U.S. cents on the week

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm December 21, 2017

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada rose for the week ended Dec. 15, following the lead of U.S. futures contracts. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices rose by about $3-$4 per tonne in some areas of Western Canada, according to price quotes from

Grain Markets, Markets

Rising loonie cuts into western Canadian wheat bids

Seasonal harvest pressure also drags on cash wheat values

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 15, 2017

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada continued to trend lower during the week ended Sept. 8, as seasonal harvest pressure and a soaring loonie weighed on values despite gains in the Minneapolis futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $2-$6 per tonne across the

Grain Markets, Markets

Prairies’ cash wheat values finish week mixed

MGEX May wheat was up on the week, while CBOT and K.C. May wheat slipped

By Dave Sims March 23, 2017

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended March 17, with gains in some classes and losses in others as markets reacted to activity in the U.S. futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up $1-$2 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to

Columns, Editorial

Editorial: Where have all the good times gone?

By Gord Gilmour December 15, 2016

Lately, it’s seemed like one story after another about a record or near-record harvest has passed across my desk. In November, the USDA upped their estimate of an already-record 2016-17 crop. The agency said soybeans would come in at 4.269 billion bushels and corn at 15.057 billion bushels. Market watchers, already expecting a big crop,

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

Daily Network News

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

Tag Archives grain prices — page 3

Human-made chaos disrupted market patterns this year

Canola finds some support in thin, choppy trading week

Editorial: We had it in the ’70s

Opinion: Price no reliable indicator

Don’t gamble on grain marketing

Prairie wheat bids mixed, following U.S. futures, dollar

Prairie wheat bids rise along with U.S. futures

Rising loonie cuts into western Canadian wheat bids

Prairies’ cash wheat values finish week mixed

Editorial: Where have all the good times gone?

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