Crops
CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market has been something of a maverick over the course of the week, bucking pressure from a stronger loonie and weaker soybeans, […] Read more
Crops
ICE weekly outlook: Easy come, easy go for canola
CBOT weekly outlook: South American weather steering markets
CNS Canada — Chicago corn futures chopped slightly higher during the week ended Wednesday, as concerns over South American weather, the U.S. dollar and the public musings of a newly-sworn-in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on Argentina weather
Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Wednesday on an improved South American crop weather outlook while corn edged higher on export demand, traders said. Wheat […] Read more
Grain handle helps lift CN to record Q4
Traffic in Prairie grain and U.S. soybeans got credit Tuesday for helping Canadian National Railway (CN) to a record profit for its fourth fiscal quarter. Montreal-based CN booked net income […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking, trade worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell nearly two per cent on Tuesday on profit-taking after hitting multi-month highs and uncertainty about how U.S. trade policy will affect grain […] Read more
Struggling U.S. farm sector faces new threat as TPP dies
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to back out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, a US$62 billion market for U.S. farmers, provides a fresh threat […] Read more
DuPont expects Dow merger to close later than expected
Reuters — Chemicals and seeds producer DuPont indicated on Tuesday that its $130 billion merger with Dow Chemical will take longer to wrap up than previously expected as the companies […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as Argentina crop worries ease
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell on Monday for a third straight session on profit-taking after last week’s six-month highs and improving weather outlook for Argentina, analysts said. […] Read more
Pulse crop strategy aims to broaden pulse demand
A new market development goal for Canada’s pulse crop industry hopes to create demand in use categories where pulses aren’t yet a major player. Pulse Canada’s board on Wednesday released […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn up on strong exports, ethanol demand
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures touched a six-month high on Friday, buoyed by robust demand from exporters and ethanol producers, analysts said. Wheat followed corn higher in largely […] Read more