Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Friday, as declines in the Canadian dollar helped basis levels improve. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were steady to as much as C$5 per tonne higher over the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more
Falling loonie boosts Prairie spring wheat bids
ICE weekly outlook: Canola stuck in sideways range
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts posted small losses during the week ended Wednesday, but remained rangebound overall. That sideways activity is expected to continue over the next month or so, as large supplies and increased farmer selling, on the one side, is countered by solid end-user demand and the weaker Canadian dollar. […] Read more
Ocean freight cost index breaks another floor
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) continues its downward slide, dropping below 400 points for the first time ever as ocean freight rates struggle to find their bottom. The BDI was quoted at 394 points on Wednesday, marking a new low since records began in 1985. The index was trading above 1,200 as […] Read more
U.S. wheat up with short-covering, but more downside possible
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures hit contract lows over the past week, before seeing a short-covering correction in recent days. However, with ample world supplies and poor export demand, the path of least resistance likely remains lower, according to market participants. The fundamentals are pretty bearish for wheat, but the market structure is looking […] Read more
Baltic Dry Index continues downward slide
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — A downtrend in ocean freight rates shows no sign of letting up, as the Baltic Dry Index again hit fresh historic lows. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) was quoted at 445 points on Thursday, marking a new low since records began in 1985. The index was trading above 1,200 as recently as […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Weak soybeans, corn watch energy, USDA for direction
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade trended down over the past two weeks, testing some contract lows in the process. While the potential for a short-covering bounce is there, further losses are also a distinct possibility, depending on what happens in outside energy markets. “Unless we see an […] Read more
Prairie spring wheat bids down with U.S. futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the two-week holiday period ending Thursday (Dec. 31), as the U.S. futures also drifted lower during that time frame. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$7-$8 per tonne during the two-week period, according to price quotes from […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola still rangebound on charts
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts broke above major resistance levels this week, hitting levels not seen since August. However, as they say, what comes up must come down — and prices were well off of those highs by Tuesday’s close, bringing the market back within its long-standing trading range. The most active […] Read more
Prairie spring wheat bids down as basis erodes
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as basis levels deteriorated. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$1-$5 per tonne during the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points across the Prairie provinces. Average prices ranged […] Read more
Ocean freight rate index at historic low, again
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– The Baltic Dry Index, which gauges the price of moving grain and other goods by sea, is down to new historical lows, less than a month after setting the former floor. The BDI, compiled daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange, was quoted at 471 points on Wednesday after falling below 500 points […] Read more
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