Reading Time: < 1 minute There were several revisions made to the International Grains Council monthly supply and demand report issued on Feb. 19, most notably in soybeans.
IGC February report adjusts world data
Feed Grains Weekly: Domestic prices remain flat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Although there has been some upward movement in feed grain prices, particularly in Alberta, it’s not domestic demand that’s pushing them higher, said Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge on Feb. 19.
Minor tweaks in AAFC supply and demand report
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were only small changes in the latest supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released on Feb. 18.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices mostly higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher and those for durum were a pinch lower for the week ended Feb. 17. A firmer tone United States wheat complex offered support, as did the Canadian dollar which lost six-tenths of a cent on the week.
Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices currently lacking direction
Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s little at the present time to guide cash prices for lentils on the Canadian Prairies, said Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola needs to back away from highs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Concerns about canola getting too expensive have crept into the Canadian oilseed’s recent rally on the Intercontinental Exchange.
Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner
Reading Time: 2 minutes As pulse growers consider what to plant this spring, Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodities Research said there is some optimism in the Canadian pulse market. Penner gave a presentation at the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers meeting in Swift Current on Feb. 4.
CBOT Weekly: Additional soybean purchases strengthen U.S. soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were good gains for the Chicago soy complex during the week ended Feb. 4, due to positive news that Wednesday.
Mustard prices holding steady
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mustard markets in Western Canada are showing little movement this winter, said Norm Hall, board chair of the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission.
Feed Grains Weekly: More consideration being given to U.S. corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s beginning to be a shift within the Canadian Prairie feed market towards importing United States corn, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
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