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ICE July 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines) and November 2022 canola (blue line). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Weather in focus for canola traders

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts hit their lowest levels in two months during the first week of June but uncovered support to the downside to recover on Wednesday and hold rangebound overall. While crush margins are still well off the levels seen at this time a year ago, they have improved over the past

“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra

Columns, Markets, Other

The perils of the crystal ball

The quagmire of uncontrolled variables puts any prediction, even expert ones, on shaky ground

By David Derwin June 8, 2022

There’s a quote from professional baseball player Yogi Berra: “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” It’s hard to say it better, but Dan Gardner’s book, Future babble: Why expert predictions fail — and why we believe them anyway, may just do that and a lot more. At the essence of it, the

Markets

‘Petro-plectic’ anger rises toward fuel prices

Fuel refiners seen booking 'epic' revenues

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 7, 2022

MarketsFarm — Fuel prices are very likely to continue to increase with summer approaching, according to Tom Kloza, the Florida-based global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Services. “I wish I could say there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but I would say right now, it’s just a flicker,” he

Grain Markets, Markets

Canola values swing within sideways path

FUTURES | The spring seeding window continues to narrow for Manitoba farmers

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 2, 2022

The ICE Futures canola market saw some wide price swings during the last full week of May, holding within a sideways pattern overall as traders wait to get a clearer picture on new-crop production. After the drought-stricken 2021 crop, ample precipitation in the eastern Prairies this spring has done much to alleviate the moisture situation

Manitoba cattle sales for the week ending May 27, 2022.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, Markets

Livestock markets: Numbers shrink at sales as prices remain firm

High feed costs continue to put pressure on cattle values

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 2, 2022

In seeing reduced numbers of cattle coming to auction, Scott Anderson of Winnipeg Livestock Sales noted “the quiet time of the year” has begun. “A lot of guys have either turned their cattle out or are just trying to get going on the land,” Anderson said. In terms of quality, he said the ordinary cattle or plain cattle

Columns, Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Beware of the POTUS effect

By Laura Rance-Unger June 2, 2022

It’s well known that U.S. President Joe Biden faces a steep challenge when it comes to winning over voters in farm states, but his efforts of late should give farmers here on the northern side of the border pause. That’s especially so when the goals of ramping up production and curbing inflation appear in the

Livestock Markets, Markets

Cattle markets: Wet conditions hamper southwest

Many Manitoba pastures are greening up but far from ready to take cattle

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm May 26, 2022

While areas in the Red River Valley continue soaked and even flooded, cattle producers in Manitoba’s southwest are also having issues with the waterlogged conditions. From May 9 to 15, between 40 to 50 millimetres of precipitation fell onto Killarney, 100 km south of Brandon and 20 km north of the U.S. border, according to

File photo of a lentil crop before harvest in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: AAFC projects normal yields, increased pulse production

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News May 25, 2022

MarketsFarm — A return to yields closer to long-range averages will result in greater production for most pulse crops in 2022-23, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s monthly outlook for principal field crops released last Friday. Many of the projections are based on the assumption that normal weather conditions will return to most of the

ICE July 2022 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and November 2022 canola (yellow line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sideways for now

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 25, 2022

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market may have seen some large price swings over the past few weeks, but remains relatively rangebound overall with values sitting just below their all-time highs. The upward momentum is slowing down, said David Derwin, a commodities investment advisor with PI Financial in Winnipeg. However, he added, it remains

ICE July 2022 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and November 2022 canola (black line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Highs might be in for old-crop canola

New crop in 'a very uncertain stage'

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 18, 2022

MarketsFarm — The highs may be in for old-crop canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform, with attention in the market turning to the new crop. “I think the market has probably defined the upside potential and the acute demand rationing that needed to occur is done,” said Jerry Klassen, an independent commodity trader and

Daily Network News

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

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