Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures held near a four-year high on Friday as Brazilian dryness and strong demand from leading importer China kept the market focused on the […] Read more
Canola
U.S. grains: Soybeans hold near four-year high
Focus shifts to Tuesday's USDA report to gauge tightening supply
Export demand keeps Thunder Bay grain traffic solid
MarketsFarm — Grain movement out of Thunder Bay continues to run at a very strong pace, with shipments to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa behind much of the […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola stronger at midweek
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts were stronger on Wednesday, making up losses incurred earlier in the week. The nearby January contract closed Wednesday at $545.80 per tonne, gaining over […] Read more
Input Capital takeover falls through
Input says U.S. buyer to walk away, pay termination fee
The Regina company that brought “streaming” to the Prairie canola marketing business is considering its other options now that a friendly cash bid from a U.S. suitor has been taken […] Read more
Funds’ long position up in canola ahead of selloff
MarketsFarm — Fund traders continued to add to their large long positions in canola during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s top likely in for 2020
MarketsFarm — The shine has officially come off the ICE Futures canola market, with prices dropping well below their multi-year highs during the last week of October. The most active […] Read more
Cream of Wheat maker to buy Crisco line from Smucker
Shortening, cooking oil brand goes to B+G Foods
The U.S. company behind the Crisco brand of cooking oils and shortenings is selling that product line to the maker of Cream of Wheat cereal and Green Giant vegetables. New […] Read more
Record-high Canadian canola supplies in commercial pipeline
MarketsFarm — Visible canola supplies in the Canadian commercial pipeline are sitting at historically high levels, according to Canadian Grain Commission data. A total of 1.75 million tonnes of canola […] Read more
B.C. ag minister, critic expected to win re-election
NDP projected to form majority government
British Columbia’s incumbent agriculture minister and opposition ag critic both appear set to head back to the provincial legislature as the New Democrats are projected to end three years of […] Read more
Canada’s wheat ending stocks projections raised
MarketsFarm — Canadian wheat ending stocks for the current 2020-21 marketing year are forecast to be larger than earlier expectations, according updated supply/demand estimates Thursday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. […] Read more
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