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Reading Time: 2 minutes Elevators in northern Alberta are offering higher prices for feed barley than in feedlots around Lethbridge, said an Edmonton-based analyst.
Feed Grain Weekly: Elevators offering higher prices for barley
Canadian Financial Close: Loonie, crude oil move downward
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar dipped on Thursday to its lowest close in six months after a week of staying rangebound. The loonie closed at US$0.7143 or US$1=C$1.4000, compared to US$0.7167 or US$1=C$1.3952 on Wednesday. A stronger United States dollar and lower crude oil prices pressured the loonie. The U.S. Dollar Index […] Read more
North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Small losses in most canola positions
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. soy, corn down, while wheat is mixed By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were mostly a pinch lower on Thursday, after a good amount of choppy trading. Only the January contract managed to finish higher. Losses in the Chicago soy complex weighed on canola values, with upticks in […] Read more
ICE Canola Midday: A ‘nothing day’ for Canadian oilseed
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were on the rise late Thursday morning on what a trader called a “nothing day” as prices had been shifting to either side of unchanged. The trader said canola had a bit of a run-up this week and the market had […] Read more
Expana lifts EU cereal forecasts, maize exceeds expectations
Reading Time: < 1 minute Expana has raised its monthly grain production forecast for European Union crops for the 2025/26 season, projecting soft wheat output will hit a record high and barley a 17-year high.
Global Markets: Israel, Hamas sign ceasefire
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. There was jubilation in Israel and Gaza on Thursday, as Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire agreement in Egypt. The deal comes after two years of war that has thoroughly devastated Gaza. Among […] Read more
Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Little movement in markets
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia– The Canadian dollar continued to show little movement on Thursday. The loonie was at US$0.7165 or US$1=C$1.3957 as of 8:38 a.m. CDT, compared to Wednesday’s close at US$0.7167 or US$1=C$1.3952. The United States Dollar Index was up 0.06 of a point at 98.97. Crude oil prices added onto their recent […] Read more
ICE canola turning lower in choppy trade
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The ICE canola market was trading to both sides of unchanged in choppy activity Thursday morning, with the bias turning to the downside. Losses in Chicago soyoil and soybeans accounted for some spillover selling pressure, while European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were both higher. The canola harvest is in its final […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit record high on tight supply, strong cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures scaled to a record high on Wednesday on strong cash market prices and tight supplies as the U.S. border remains closed to Mexican imports due to the northward spread of the parasitic pest screwworm. Live cattle followed feeders higher, supported by a rebound in wholesale […] Read more
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola poised to slip below C$600/tonne
Reading Time: < 1 minute Look for November canola to slip below C$600 per tonne by the end of Thanksgiving week, said Phil Speiss, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.
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