Crops
Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum were lower during the week ended Jan. 9.
Crops
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices step back
Stronger greenback weakens U.S. wheat
Feed Grains Weekly: Demand lull to keep prices lower for now
Increases unlikely until late February
As January began, feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies remained lower and are likely to stay that way until spring, commented broker Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon.
Second spring wheat futures market on the horizon
Making the smallest contract even smaller - analyst
The CME Group has plans to launch a new Hard Red Spring Wheat futures and options market in the second quarter of 2025, rivalling the Minneapolis hard red spring wheat contracts now traded through the MIAX platform.
Idemitsu to begin trial of non-edible oilseed crop for aviation fuel
Idemitsu Kosan will begin a trial plantation of the non-edible oilseed tree crop Pongamia in Australia from mid-January to assess its potential as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the Japanese crude oil refiner said on Thursday.
After the flood: Manitoba cattle ranchers still recovering 14 years later
Producers around Lake Manitoba continue to deal with the effects of a 2011 flood
When Arvid Nottveit thinks about Manitoba’s infamous 2011 flood, he says he still feels all the emotions that came with it. “We all like to be all stoic and everything, be the captain on the ship facing the storm head-on, but I’m the guy that will say, ‘Okay, this is pretty bad. I need some […] Read more
ICE Weekly: No news means no canola price movement
A lack of significant news has prevented canola prices at the Intercontinental Exchange to break out of its recent trading range to start 2025.
Pulse Weekly: India extends duty-free period
But two months not enough to spur price increases
Canadian yellow pea producers may have received something of a Christmas present from the Indian government late last month, as the duty-free period for India’s yellow pea imports was extended from Dec. 31 to Feb. 28.
Dry weather could affect Argentina oilseed harvest: USDA attaché
Buenos Aires desk estimates differ from USDA numbers
Dry weather in Argentina could affect the country's oilseeds as harvest approaches, reported the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires.
Canadian Prairies, U.S. Midwest to get colder in January as South America becomes hotter, drier
Some warmer temps for Prairies during week of Jan. 6
Meteorologist Drew Lerner said he expects colder than normal temperatures across the Canadian Prairies and much of the United States Midwest in January, while a good portion of South America is to be hotter than normal.
Hot Argentine summer is starting to damage crops, exchanges say
A hot, dry austral summer is beginning to cause damage to Argentina's 2024/25 soybean and corn crops, the country's two main grains exchanges said on Friday, after abundant spring rains had until recently provided excellent growing conditions.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
