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Reflections on the new age of grain marketing

By Les Mcewan February 15, 2013

Now there are a few months under our belts, just how accurate were those horror stories about grain marketing post-CWB monopoly?

Much has been written about how farmers will market their grains in the post-single-desk world. Horror stories abound about how the grain companies won’t take the CWB contracts until they have filled their own, pools won’t reflect fair market prices, and farmers won’t have the expertise to market in the new climate. Now that we

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Corn and soybean prices rally to a record high

By David Drozd August 10, 2012

For the first time in history, corn reached $8 per bushel on the nearby futures chart and soybean prices posted a new historical high of $17.77-3/4 per bushel on July 20, 2012. This exceeded the previous high of $16.63 in July 2008. There are countless headlines depicting the “Drought of 2012” as the worst the

Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Speculators raise wheat short to record high

By Mark Weinraub March 14, 2012

Large speculators raised their net short position in Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures and options to a record high amid ample stocks at a time of increased interest in the export market, regulatory data showed Feb. 24. The non-commercial traders, a category that includes hedge funds, cut back on their bullish bets on corn

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Funds Retreat From Ag Investments As Prices Fall

By Mark Weinraub June 30, 2011

Money managers slashed their bullish bets in corn by 22 per cent to the smallest level in nearly a year at a time when analysts are saying that the year-long rally in grains has ended. Noncommercial traders, a category that includes hedge funds, cut their net long holdings in corn to 214,412 contracts in the

Crops

Bank Of Canada Wary Of Commodity Market Reform

February 10, 2011

World leaders should proceed with caution in efforts to crack down on speculation in commodity markets and must first understand what is causing prices to rise, the Bank of Canada said Feb. 10. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is chairing the G20 this year, has put reform of the commodity derivatives market near the top

News

FAO Head Wants New Commodity Rules

By Silvia Aloisi February 10, 2011

Market deregulat ion since 1999 has fuelled speculation on commodities markets, and that needs to be corrected to curb food price volatility, the head of FAO said Feb. 3. “We have created an environment that allows pure speculation,” FAO director general Jacques Diouf told Reuters Insider. “This is something that would require the necessary corrections

News

EU Executive Pledges Curbs On Commodity Speculators

By John O’donnell February 10, 2011

The European Union’s execut ive announced plans Feb. 2 to tackle speculation in commodities with new controls on trading to stop runaway prices for grain and energy. Spiralling food prices, which helped spark deadly riots that brought down the ruling regime in Tunisia, have prompted Middle Eastern neighbours to stockpile grain. Rising commodity prices have

News

EU Seeks Curbs On Food And Energy Speculators

By John O’donnell December 16, 2010

The European Commission unveiled plans on Dec. 8 to clamp down on speculators in commodities and combat insider trading and manipulation of gas and power markets as it sought to catch up with Washington’s tough regime. The EU’s financial services chief, Michel Barnier, and its energy commissioner, Guenther Oettinger want traders to disclose buying and

Grain Markets

EU Targets Market Speculation – for Sep. 23, 2010

September 23, 2010

BRUSSELS/PARIS/REUTERS The European Commission is taking aim at growing speculation and volatility in commodity markets, using its plan to reform wider financial markets, just as EU grain futures hit contract highs Sept. 20. Michel Barnier, the European Commissioner in charge of financial reform services, said at a conference that he wanted to use a planned

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Wheat Ownership War Brews Outside Chicago – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Gavin Maguire July 29, 2010

Wheat is wheat for most people, and judging by the recent buying action in Chicago futures everyone wants to own it lately as worries emerge about the heat-stressed crops of Europe. However, for commercial users of wheat there is an important difference between the low-quality wheat traded in the Windy City and the protein-rich wheat

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U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China demand hopes; corn and wheat rebound

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Tag Archives Speculation

Reflections on the new age of grain marketing

Corn and soybean prices rally to a record high

Speculators raise wheat short to record high

Funds Retreat From Ag Investments As Prices Fall

Bank Of Canada Wary Of Commodity Market Reform

FAO Head Wants New Commodity Rules

EU Executive Pledges Curbs On Commodity Speculators

EU Targets Market Speculation – for Sep. 23, 2010

Wheat Ownership War Brews Outside Chicago – for Jul. 29, 2010

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