Markets, Soybeans

Canadian farmers enter a challenging soybean market

Posted 2 days ago by Philip Shaw

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Why the 2019 corn growing season is far from over

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Philip Shaw

Markets, Soybeans, Weather

The wild ride in soybean markets continues

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Philip Shaw

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

As ‘Cannabis 2.0’ kicks off, industry strangled by limited retail outlets

By Nichola Saminather, Shariq Khan 10 hours ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters — A year after Canada legalized use of recreational marijuana, cannabis stocks have lost half their market value, and investors betting that the launch of higher-margin pot-infused drinks and other products will quickly lift shares may be in for a bumpy ride. So-called cannabis 2.0 — legalization of marijuana derivatives including edibles, beverages, extracts […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

By Julie Ingwersen 10 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Thursday for a second straight session on bearish chart signals and uncertainty about export demand from China, traders said. China is facing a huge pork shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. But so far the country’s purchases […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures approach three-month high

By Julie Ingwersen 12 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest level in nearly three months on Thursday as signs of rising global cash prices prompted a round of short covering, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also climbed, supported by worries about the size of U.S. crops, while traders continued to monitor prospects for a […] Read more

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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Cargill suspends shifts at Kansas beef plant after explosion

By Reuters 13 hours ago

Reading Time: 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Cargill said Thursday it had suspended some shifts at its Dodge City, Kansas beef-packing plant after an explosion injured two employees. Cargill spokesman Daniel Sullivan said the company expects the facility to be fully operational soon and that it would meet all it customer commitments. The company is investigating the cause […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

Canadian canola deliveries hit weekly record

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm 13 hours ago

Reading Time: 1 minute MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers made record deliveries of canola into the commercial pipeline during the second week of October, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Wet weather, including heavy snow in some regions, continued to keep farmers off of their fields across much of Western Canada, but producers were actively delivering canola and […] Read more

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Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Canadian dollar gains on Thursday

By GFM Network News 14 hours ago

Reading Time: 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was slightly stronger on Thursday, boosted by strong crude oil values. The dollar finished the day at US$0.7609 or US$1=C$1.3143, compared to Wednesday when it closed at US$0.7575 or US$1=C$1.3201 United States stocks finished mostly higher due to a spate of positive third-quarter financial reports. […] Read more

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Futures

North American Grain/Oilseed Review

By GFM Network News 15 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes WINNIPEG, Oct. 17 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures canola contracts were lower on Thursday, remaining mostly range-bound and following trends set earlier in the week. Harvest progress has put pressure on canola prices, as regions of the Prairies that didn’t receive significant snow are almost finished harvesting canola. Manitoba’s canola harvest is 80 per […] Read more

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Futures

Canola prices lower midday Thursday

By GFM Network News 18 hours ago

Reading Time: 1 minute By Marlo Glass, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was lower at midday Thursday, following trends set earlier in the week amid choppy trading activity. Harvest progress in most of the Prairies has put pressure on canola prices. The canola harvest is nearly complete in Prairie regions that didn’t receive […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Brexit deal on the horizon

By GFM Network News 20 hours ago

Reading Time: 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United Kingdom and European Union have reached a tentative deal that could lead to a timely Brexit on Oct. 31. However, Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party may not support the deal. A […] Read more

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Futures

Canola weakens Thursday morning

By GFM Network News 20 hours ago

Reading Time: 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was lower Thursday morning, with strength in the Canadian dollar and bearish technical signals behind some of the weakness. A window of warmer and drier weather across the Prairies also pressured values, as farmers should be able to make some harvest […] Read more

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