CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts hit some of their best levels in a month during the week ended Wednesday, but appear to have run into resistance from […] Read more
Oilseeds
ICE weekly outlook: Canola turning sideways
CBOT weekly outlook: Beans choppy ahead of data, corn sideways
CNS Canada –– Chicago Board of Trade corn prices are set to trade sideways over the course of the week as the market awaits fresh news, but that staleness is […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn fall on profit-taking, dollar gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed prices fell on Wednesday, with soybeans retreating from five-month highs as investors took profits and as a rising dollar made the commodities […] Read more
Diesel prices seen staying lower
CNS Canada –– Diesel prices in Canada are expected to stay relatively cheap this spring despite some recent strength in the crude oil market. In a normal cycle, diesel prices […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy hits five-month high on technicals, fund buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain prices were mostly higher on Tuesday, with soybeans rising to their highest since October, on technical buying and worries that cold temperatures could damage […] Read more
Univar buys Prairie fertilizer distributor Nexus Ag
U.S. chemical distribution giant Univar has bought its way further into the Prairie crop input business by taking over Saskatoon-based fertilizer wholesaler Nexus Ag. Nexus Ag, in business in the […] Read more
Panama Canal sets depth limit on ships due to drought
Panama City | Reuters — The Panama Canal will next month impose new draft restrictions on ships due to falling water levels at nearby lakes that form part of the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as colder weather threatens crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat jumped as much as one per cent on Monday, led by gains in K.C. hard red winter wheat as extremely cold weather threatened to […] Read more
Louis Dreyfus reports lower profits, seeks partners
Paris | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus is seeking partners for some of its businesses to help the commodity trading group to weather a market downturn that hit full-year profits. Lower […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat closes higher on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures edged higher on Friday, snapping a three-day losing streak on some end-of-week short-covering, traders said. Soybean futures were mixed, with the most-active contract […] Read more