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Demand Supports Canola Against Good Weather

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 20, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts finally broke out of their longtime flat trading range during the week ended May 14, but rather than seeing the upward jump that many farmers had been holding out for, canola turned weaker and set

Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock

Alta. Weighs Idea Of “Client-Driven” BSE Tests

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 13, 2010

Anew Alberta-backed study will consider whether the “market premiums” would outweigh the costs if BSE tests were to be allowed whenever an importer asks. The project is meant to help see if pre-or post-slaughter testing would allow Canadian products into some still-unavailable export markets. “Alberta’s beef industry is market driven (and) we need to constantly

News

Tractors Moving Faster In Brazil With Cheap Loans

By Roberto Samora May 13, 2010

Farm machinery sales in Brazil should recover in 2010 from a crisis-driven slump, as producers take advantage of state-subsidized loans to renew equipment or mechanize for the first time. The government of the South American agricultural powerhouse introduced subsidized loans for the purchase of machines like tractors and harvesters in an effort to staunch an

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

USDA Loan Rates Favour U. S. Durum

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 29, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts held within the tight ranges they’ve been stuck in for the past month during the week ended April 23, although the bias was to the downside as producers began seeding what could be a record-size

Livestock

DDGS Contract Futures Launched

April 29, 2010

The CME Group launched its distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGs) futures contract April 25. The contract will trade only on the electronic Globex platform. It aims to provide corn-based ethanol makers hedge protection by creating a true “corn crush” in combination with corn, ethanol and natural gas futures. A third of corn used in

Crops

Are U. S. Regulators Dropping The Ball On Biocrops?

By Carey Gillam April 22, 2010

“Science is not being considered in policy setting and deregulation. This research is important. We need to be vigilant.” – ROBERT KREMER Robert Kremer, a U. S. government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analyzing the rich dirt that yields billions of bushels of food each year and helps the United

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Wheat Outlook Remains Bearish

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 15, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Canola futures on ICE Futures Canada held within a tight range once again during the week ended April 9, but did manage to post gains in most months as steady exporter and domestic crusher demand provided support. The largest advances

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

USDA Reports Set Bearish Tone

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 8, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts saw some choppy activity during the Easter-shortened week ended April 1. Dryness concerns in Alberta and Saskatchewan, together with a lack of aggressive farmer selling, had provided some support for the market. However, any advances

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Speculation Reigns Ahead Of U. S. Estimates

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 1, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended March 26, although activity was choppy and relatively range-bound. Much of the strength in canola could be seen as a reaction to the weaker Canadian dollar, which was down

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

States’ Soggy Spring Supportive

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 25, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada’s canola futures bounced around during the week ended March 19, setting fresh contract lows in the nearby months before eventually recovering to post modest advances in the most actively traded nearby contracts. However, the new crop months

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Demand Supports Canola Against Good Weather

Alta. Weighs Idea Of “Client-Driven” BSE Tests

Tractors Moving Faster In Brazil With Cheap Loans

USDA Loan Rates Favour U. S. Durum

DDGS Contract Futures Launched

Are U. S. Regulators Dropping The Ball On Biocrops?

Wheat Outlook Remains Bearish

USDA Reports Set Bearish Tone

Speculation Reigns Ahead Of U. S. Estimates

States’ Soggy Spring Supportive

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