Nov. 5 — Financial markets rebounded a bit while energy markets continued to slide lower. The U.S. dollar rose eight-100ths of a cent today; the Canadian dollar closed down 0.33 […] Read more
Wittal: Harvest pressures remain on U.S. grains
Wittal: No clear picture yet of U.S. weather impact
Nov. 3 — Financial markets were mixed while energy markets showed some continued strength rebounding on the overnight trade, and this carried over into today’s trade as well. The U.S. […] Read more
Wittal: New trading month starts aggressively
Nov. 2 — Financial and energy markets showed some rebound on the overnight trade and this carried over into today’s trade as well. The U.S. dollar fell only slightly today; […] Read more
Wittal: Chinese canola buying rumoured
Oct. 30 — Financial and energy markets took some hard hits today as there was limited news available to support the markets, and month-end position-squaring also forced future values lower. […] Read more
Wittal: More U.S. harvest delays support prices
Oct. 29 — A half-cent drop in the U.S. dollar sparked renewed interest in the financial, energy and grain markets today. The Canadian dollar closed up 1.11 cents today at […] Read more
Wittal: Plan fast on how you’ll price board wheat
Oct. 28 — Financial and energy markets were again on a downward slide today which carried into the grain markets as well. Continued profit-taking is still prevalent but grains did […] Read more
Wittal: Profit-taking continues
Oct. 27 — Financial and energy markets tried to rebound and were able to recover some ground on the day, but not with any real confidence, which could mean further […] Read more
Wittal: Trade braces for return to harvest mode
Oct. 26 — Financial and energy markets came out slow and ended lower on the day, which also forced grains to drift lower with double-digit losses mainly on technical selling […] Read more
Wittal: Wheat PROs flat, canola basis widens
Oct. 22 — Financial markets were positive today and energy markets were neutral. Grains were mixed from the start and profit-taking was once again the theme for the day. No […] Read more
Wittal: Clock’s ticking on your wheat pricing options
Oct. 21 –– A strong performance by outside markets such as the energy sector, and a continued wet weather forecast for most of the grain belt regions in the U.S. […] Read more