Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 11 — The financial markets held steady to up slightly today, which was a positive sign. The U.S. dollar was down […] Read more
Wittal: Grains stuck in downward trading range
Wittal: Canola premiums may soon retreat
Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 10 — The stock markets were up nicely today, with the Dow Jones up almost 340 points. The U.S. dollar was […] Read more
Wittal: AAFC acreage estimate won’t help canola prices
Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 9 — The stock markets were down today, which doesn’t set a good tone for the week ahead. The U.S. dollar […] Read more
Wittal: Never seen canola premiums this high
Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 6 — The stock markets were down again, with the Dow off 100 points. The U.S. dollar fell a quarter of […] Read more
Wittal: Speculators return to grains markets
Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 5 — We’re back on the roller coaster: up yesterday, down today, who knows tomorrow? Financial markets gave back all and […] Read more
Wittal: Reports from China boost grains
Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. March 4 — Financial markets showed some nice rebound today and that, along with solid gains in crude oil, was all it […] Read more
Wittal: Financial markets drag on grains
March 3 — Grain markets started off Tuesday with the idea of a turnaround and hopes of regaining some recent losses, only to be pulled down by sliding financial markets and finishing unchanged or down for the day. Crude oil was up $1.50 to close at US$41.65 per barrel. The U.S. dollar was up slightly […] Read more
Wittal: Traders balk as market slide continues
March 2 — It’s like rolling a snowball downhill. Once you’ve started it heading downhill it grows bigger and there is no stopping it. The Dow Jones was down over 200 points and crude oil was down $4.61 to close at US$40.15 a barrel. All this did was encourage traders to step back and watch […] Read more
Wittal: Falling dollar halts canola’s slide
Our daily online grain marketing columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. Feb. 27 — More negative news out of the U.S. and Canada in regards to gross domestic product numbers and, of […] Read more
Wittal: Analysts view canola as overpriced
Feb. 26 — Financial markets remained flat to down in response to the U.S. budget being released. It’s seen as being neutral to unfriendly for the markets overall. The U.S. dollar dropped a quarter of a cent today, again mainly because of the budget. Crude oil jumped $2.72 per barrel to close at US$45.22. This […] Read more
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