Markets
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was slightly softer Thursday morning, nearing its weakest level in four months relative to its United States counterpart. The continued shutdown of the U.S. government and resulting lack of economic data was hanging over the financial markets. At 8:47 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was trading at […] Read more
Canadian dollar and business outlook
ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola pushing upward
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures continued higher on Thursday morning, attempting to add to yesterday’s increases. However, there was pressure from the advancing Prairie harvest and comparable oils. Manitoba reported yesterday that its overall harvest was 72 per cent completed, with 76 per cent of canola combined. Saskatchewan […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures traded both sides of unchanged on Wednesday as mixed-to-weaker cash markets and a continued tight supply of cattle buffeted futures, analysts said. Industry experts said the U.S.-Mexico border is likely to be closed to cattle imports for the foreseeable future as the flesh-eating screwworm parasite spreads. […] Read more
Canadian Financial Close: C$ weakens Wednesday
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was weaker relative to its United States counterpart on Wednesday, with a slowdown in the manufacturing sector underscoring expectations for another interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7174 or US$1=C$1.3940, which compares with Monday’s close of US$0.7183 or US$1=C$1.3921. There was […] Read more
China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each
Reading Time: 2 minutes China is expected to import one million tonnes less of canola in 2025/26 than in the previous marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Beijing projected. China was projected to acquire 3.10 million tonnes of canola this year versus 4.10 million in 2024/25.
ICE Weekly: Canola could relive March lows: analyst
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange are being pressured by the harvest and a lack of export demand. One analyst said they could fall to their March lows.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy rebound after Trump announces meeting with Xi
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soy futures rebounded on Wednesday from below the psychological $10 threshold after U.S. President Donald Trump said soybeans will be a major topic of discussion when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in four weeks.
CBOT Weekly: Trading being guided by emotions
Reading Time: < 1 minute Emotional trading was guiding activity at the United States commodity markets, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. The McHenry, Ill.-based Ettner said that particularly held true for Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn to a lesser extent.
Manitoba harvest 72 per cent done: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba farmers made good harvest progress during the last week of September, with 72 per cent of the crop in the bin as of Oct. 1, said the latest provincial report. That was up from 56 per cent done the previous week.
North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola, soybeans make gains
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia -– Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange corrected themselves on Wednesday after the November contract dropped below C$600/tonne for a brief period. Stronger soybean and vegetable oil prices underpinned gains. An analyst said the slow pace of exports and the ongoing canola harvest are pressuring prices. Another analyst said the contract might […] Read more
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