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

Futures

ICE Canola Midday: Struggling to find traction

Oilseed's condition varies across Prairies

By GFM Network News 3 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were a pinch lower by late Monday morning in light of mixed support. There’s support for canola coming from Chicago soyoil and Malaysian palm oil, but European rapeseed was mixed. Declines in Chicago soybeans and soymeal weighed on values. That received further […] Read more

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Markets, Reuters

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

By Ella Cao, Lewis Jackson, Reuters 4 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s soybean imports hit the highest level ever for the month of June, a Reuters calculation of customs data showed on Monday, driven by a surge in shipments from top supplier Brazil.

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Currency Markets

Canadian dollar and business outlook

By GFM Network News 5 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was holding near unchanged Monday morning. At 9:08 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7302 or US$1=C$1.3695 which compares with Friday’s close of US$0.7308 or US$1=C$1.3684. Canadian wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) were up 0.1 per cent in […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Trump targets EU, Mexico

Threatens to slap on 30 per cent tariffs

By GFM Network News 5 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Mexico and the European Union are the latest tariff targets for United States President Donald Trump. On Saturday, Trump announced he will impose 30 per cent tariffs on the two […] Read more

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Futures

ICE canola on both sides of unchanged

By GFM Network News 5 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were mixed and showed little movement despite support from comparable oils. Chicago soyoil, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were higher to start the day. Crude oil showed some strength due to tightening supply and possible upcoming United States sanctions against Russia. The Canadian […] Read more

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Markets, News

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

65 per cent good to excellent provincially

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Varied precipitation and warm temperatures were generally beneficial for crop development across Alberta during the week ended July 8, according to the latest provincial crop report released July 11.

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Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie unchanged, crude oil surges

By GFM Network News 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was unchanged on Friday but ended the week more than four-tenths of a United States cent lower. The loonie ended the day at US$0.7308 or US$1=C$1.3683. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports, excluding those from the energy sector and those already covered by […] Read more

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

By Reuters, Tom Polansek 3 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures set contract lows and soybean futures sagged on Friday on expectations that beneficial weather for U.S. crops will lead to bumper harvests, analysts said.

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Futures

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola can’t shake Trump tariff threat

U.S. markets see losses across the board

By GFM Network News 3 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures finished lower in choppy trading on Friday, unable to shrug off pressure from the latest United States tariff threats. On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he will impose a 35 per cent levy come Aug. 1 on top of current tariffs […] Read more

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Markets, News, Reuters

BASF cuts 2025 outlook as tariffs weigh on global economy

By Reuters 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany's BASF said on Friday that it was lowering its full-year outlook, citing weaker-than-expected global economic growth and reduced demand for its chemicals due to U.S. tariffs.

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