Oct. 2 — Energy and financial markets ended the day, and the week, in a negative mood. The U.S. dollar fell a 10th of a cent today and conversely the […] Read more
Wittal: Higher StatsCan estimates weigh on markets
Wittal: Large yields, high prices don’t mix
Oct. 1 — Outside markets were mixed today. Financials continued to slide as reports out of the U.S. and Canada confirm it’s going to take longer than first anticipated to […] Read more
Wittal: USDA numbers in, StatsCan coming up
Sept. 30 — Outside markets were mixed today as financials slid back on a quiet day with limited activity, while crude oil took a big jump upward. Currencies continued to […] Read more
Wittal: CN in contract talks with engineers
Sept. 28 –– A late and short report today, as I’m traveling the next couple of days and won’t be able to post reports until the evenings. Financial markets showed […] Read more
Wittal: Try to deliver lower-protein wheats
Sept. 25 –– Outside markets continued to slide heading into the weekend as trade was limited. Some may be waiting to see what, if anything, comes out of the G-20 […] Read more
Wittal: Wheat rises on speculative shorts
Sept. 24 — Outside markets took a turn for the worse today with double- and triple-digit losses in some of the financial indexes. Energy stocks were also down hard again […] Read more
Wittal: Lentil yields are better than expected
Sept. 23 — Outside markets were mixed with limited trading throughout the day, which seemed to filter over into the grains, which started off with losses. As the day went […] Read more
Wittal: Wait a while for upside in peas
Sept. 22 — Outside markets were mildly supportive today, which helped grains try to regain some of yesterday’s losses. Concerns of frost in the U.S. over the next week lent […] Read more
Wittal: Not much foreseeable upside for wheat
Sept. 21 — Financial markets were slow and mixed again today, while energy markets continued on their slide downward again today. Currencies were really sporadic today, with the U.S. dollar […] Read more
Wittal: U.S. frost may hold pricing opportunity
Sept. 18 — Financial and energy markets were somewhat quiet today, ending in a mixed closing. The U.S. dollar rose a third of a cent today, to finish the week […] Read more