MarketsFarm — Parts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) have “caught the trade off guard,” according to one trader. In its report, […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: World wheat output seen lower than expected
Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices back off previous highs
MarketsFarm — Feed barley prices have come down from June highs, which saw prices around $300 per tonne. Currently, feed barley is around $275-$280 as market participants anticipate arrival of […] Read more
Malt barley prices remain stable
MarketsFarm — Malt barley prices have held steady throughout the 2019 growing season as global demand remains strong. Malt prices in 2018 were driven about 15 per cent higher due […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: World weather buoys barley
MarketsFarm — Canadian feed barley prices are being buoyed by a triple threat of weather circumstances both locally and abroad. Three years of dry growing conditions in Australia have tightened […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Field pea acreage increasing
MarketsFarm — Last week’s report from Statistics Canada estimated that some acreage in Canada’s canola belt will instead go to field peas in 2019. Approximately 4.3 million total acres will […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report leaves trade unsteady
MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade markets were volatile following Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acreage report, which saw more corn acres and fewer soybeans than expected. “We had a […] Read more
Federal Tories critique lack of action on China
MarketsFarm — Federal Opposition House Leader Candice Bergen has publicly ripped the federal government’s lack of action to deal with rising barriers against Canada’s substantial ag exports to China. China […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea market remains stable
MarketsFarm — Chickpea prices have remained steady in Canada, despite inclement growing conditions in key chickpea-growing regions. The stability is mainly due to a global supply glut, with large carryout […] Read more
Less canola, more barley area expected in next StatsCan report
MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers will likely grow less canola and more barley in 2019, though the jury is out on exact acreage numbers ahead of Statistics Canada’s seeded area estimates […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Grains strong despite recent Prairie rain
MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices remained strong during week ended Thursday, despite welcome rains in central Saskatchewan. A combination of dry weather in the Prairies and flood conditions in the […] Read more