Guide Business, Marketing, Markets

A grain marketing strategy for 2022-23

Reading Time: < 1 minute After a year with some of the most volatile markets in history, crop growers will…

October 5, 2022

Markets, Soybeans

Canada’s soybean industry small, but nimble

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian soybeans have a lot going for them, says Brian Innes. They…

July 8, 2021

Crops, Markets

What to expect from grain companies premiums and discounts

Reading Time: < 1 minute As harvest continued late into this fall, Prairie grain buyers continued to sort out what…

December 16, 2019

Must Reads

• Markets, Soybeans

  

  Canadian farmers enter a challenging soybean market

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Soybeans can be a real adventure. Growing them can certainly be a challenge. There is…

  October 16, 2019

• Corn, Markets

  

  Why the 2019 corn growing season is far from over

  Reading Time: < 1 minute When I plant corn I often think of the journey it will undergo to reach…

  September 9, 2019

• Markets, Soybeans, Weather

  

  The wild ride in soybean markets continues

  Reading Time: < 1 minute From small beginnings in the deep southwest of Ontario, soybeans in 2018 have expanded across…

  October 30, 2018

• Crops, Markets, Soybeans

  

  The export perspective on soybeans

  Reading Time: < 1 minute When looking into how soybeans get traded around the world, the important thing is to…

  October 25, 2018

• Corn, Markets

  A strategy for uncertain corn markets

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Growing corn can be an exciting and rewarding experience. Over the years we have seen…

  September 12, 2018

• Markets, Soybeans

  A demanding year ahead for soybean markets

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Soybeans are a great crop to grow. This is reflected in the 3.1 million acres…

  March 6, 2018

Currency Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie lower, crude oil firmer

By GFM Network News 20 minutes ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar took a step back on Thursday, one day after the Bank of Canada and the United States Federal Reserve cut their key interest rates.      The loonie was at US$0.7246 or US$1=C$1.3800 as of 8:29 a.m. CDT, compared to Wednesday’s close at US$0.7267 or US$1=C$1.3760. The BoC announced yesterday […] Read more

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Grains off highs with fed in focus, soyoil down more than two per cent

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters 16 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures sagged on Wednesday, retreating from multi-week highs on profit-taking and an uptick in the dollar, while a drop in soyoil futures added pressure, analysts said. Wheat futures followed the lower trend, with forecasts for rains in the southern U.S. Plains adding to bearish sentiment. Chicago Board […] Read more

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Canola, Markets, Soybeans

ICE Canada Weekly: More declines on horizon for canola

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 17 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Expect canola futures to fall back in the coming months, said analyst Jerry Klassen of Resilient Capital in Winnipeg. Klassen pointed to the Statistics Canada production update and China as two reasons for the coming declines.

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Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie retreats after central bank announcements

By GFM Network News 17 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar stepped back on Wednesday after the Bank of Canada and the United States Federal Reserve made identical key interest rate cuts.      The loonie closed at US$0.7267 or US$1=C$1.3760, compared to US$0.7274 or US$1=C$1.3748 on Tuesday. The BoC announced this morning it cut its overnight rate by 25 basis […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall

By Geralyn Wichers 18 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago cattle and hog futures fell for the second day running ahead of Friday’s cattle on feed report. Most-active December live cattle closed at 232.675 cents a pound, down 2.475 cents. October contracts settled at 231.100 cents a pound, down 2.350 cents. Most-traded October feeder cattle futures closed at 349.125 cents per pound, a loss […] Read more

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Futures

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola falls hard

By GFM Network News 19 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes More losses in U.S. soy, corn, wheat By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed weaker on Wednesday, due in part to Statistics Canada’s production update. StatCan raised its call on the 2025/26 canola harvest to 20.03 million tonnes from 19.94 million last month. An analyst said with the likelihood […] Read more

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Corn, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

CBOT Weekly: Futures rise on multiple factors

By Adam Peleshaty 19 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Different factors caused crop futures on the Chicago Board of Trade to rise during the week ended Sept. 17, 2025.

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Futures

ICE Canola Midday: Larger crop weighs on prices

By GFM Network News 22 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were lower late Wednesday morning, following the release of the September production update from Statistics Canada. Canola output for 2025/26 was raised to 20.03 million tonnes from last month’s estimate of 19.94 million. However, an analyst said production could go higher, […] Read more

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Markets, News, Reuters

General Mills keeps annual outlook as North America demand softens

By Anuja Bharat Mistry, Reuters 23 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes General Mills maintained its annual sales and profit forecasts on Wednesday, as the Cheerios maker grapples with rising economic uncertainty and softer demand in key markets, including North America.

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Global markets

Global Markets: BoC cuts key rates

By GFM Network News 24 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. As widely expected by analysts, the Bank of Canada announced on Wednesday a quarter-point cut to its key interest rates with its overnight rate now at 2.5 per cent. The BoC noted weaker […] Read more

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