Stories by Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm

CWRS bids edge lower with Minneapolis futures, CPSR up

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm November 8, 2019

MarketsFarm – Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Nov. 7, with a steady to lower tone in Canada Western Red Spring Wheat as a downtrend in the Minneapolis future weighed on values. However, the Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat contracts trended higher, which underpinned Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Fund traders increase canola short position

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm November 8, 2019

MarketsFarm – Commodity fund traders added to their net short positions in canola and corn over the past week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money traders were also on the sell side in soybeans, reducing their net long position in […] Read more

Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, feed wheat at par in southern Alberta

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm November 8, 2019

MarketsFarm – Feed barley prices in southern Alberta’s feedlot alley moved higher over the past few weeks, but the price rise will likely slow down as barley trades at par with feed wheat. Feed barley and feed wheat are both currently trading at around C$225 per tonne delivered into Lethbridge, Alta. “That’s a sell signal […] Read more

Markets, Peas

Green, yellow pea price spread to widen

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm November 4, 2019

MarketsFarm – Quality issues with Canada’s green pea crop are starting to show up in the cash market, with a widening spread between green and yellow peas expected going forward. Top end green pea bids have risen by more than a dollar per bushel over the past month, while yellow peas have only increased by […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Markets

Bearish fund traders add to shorts in canola and corn

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm November 4, 2019

MarketsFarm – Commodity fund traders added to their net short positions in canola and corn, while they maintained a steady position in soybeans, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as of Nov. 1. The net managed money short position in ICE Futures […] Read more

Canola, Markets

Canadian canola crush pace running well ahead of average

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm November 4, 2019

MarketsFarm – Canada’s canola crush pace is running well above average, with demand from domestic processors more than making up for any issues on the export front, according to the latest grain handling data as of Nov. 1. The Canadian Grain Commission reported total domestic usage of canola during the first 12 weeks of the […] Read more

Markets, Oats

Prairie oats market stable, but strong

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm October 28, 2019

Oats bids in Western Canada have stabilized for the time being, as the weather concerns that propped up the market at the beginning of the month are largely factored in. “It’s a pretty stable market. Stable, but strong,” said Scott Shiels, of Grain Millers Inc. in Yorkton, Sask. Prices moved up at the beginning of […] Read more

Canola, Markets

Fund traders still bearish on canola as open interest falls

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm October 28, 2019

Commodity fund traders were back on the sell side in canola and corn during the week ended Oct. 22, but added to their net long position in soybeans, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE […] Read more

Canola, Markets

Canadian canola exports a million tonnes off year-ago pace

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm July 26, 2019

MarketsFarm – Canadian canola exports are running roughly a million tonnes behind the year-ago pace with only one week to go in the 2018/19 (July/August) marketing year, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. However, solid wheat and barley exports mean that total grain and oilseed exports are up on the year. Canada has […] Read more

Barley, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grain bids fall with rain

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm July 26, 2019

MarketsFarm – Improving crop conditions have weighed on Western Canadian feed barley prices over the past month as attention turns from the tight old crop supply situation to the upcoming harvest. “Prices are dropping every day it rains,” said Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta. He said barley prices have come off by […] Read more

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CWRS bids edge lower with Minneapolis futures, CPSR up

Fund traders increase canola short position

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, feed wheat at par in southern Alberta

Green, yellow pea price spread to widen

Bearish fund traders add to shorts in canola and corn

Canadian canola crush pace running well ahead of average

Prairie oats market stable, but strong

Fund traders still bearish on canola as open interest falls

Canadian canola exports a million tonnes off year-ago pace

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grain bids fall with rain

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