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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly crop progress report showed on Monday 50 per cent of U.S. spring wheat and 52 per cent of winter wheat in good to excellent condition, exceeding analyst expectations.
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USDA’s spring and winter wheat ratings exceed expectations
Recent rains helping crops
Klassen: Feeding margin uncertainty weighs on feeder cattle market
For the week ending May 31, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $10 lower on average. Dryer grass conditions in certain regions of Manitoba and central and northern Saskatchewan may have contributed to the softer tone at certain locations. Many feedlot operators continue to sit on their hands for the […] Read more
ICE canola regaining positive momentum
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The ICE Futures canola market tried to claw its way back on Tuesday morning after sustaining sharp losses on Monday. While Chicago soyoil was steady, there were increases in Malaysian palm oil and most European rapeseed contracts. Crude oil made gains due to increased tensions between Russia and Ukraine and ongoing […] Read more
Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: U.S. dollar nudges loonie lower
Rate freeze expected from BoC on Wednesday
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar eased back on Tuesday morning as its United States counterpart was higher. As of 8:36 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7288 or US$1=C$1.37109 compared to Monday’s close of US$0.7296 or US$1=C$1.3707. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback gained 0.405 of a point at […] Read more
Canadian Financial Close: Loonie short of 73-cent mark
BoC interest announcement on Wednesday
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar finished Monday slightly below 73 U.S. cents in pre-report positioning ahead of the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement on June 4. The loonie closed at US$0.7296 or US$1=C$1.3707, compared to Friday’s close of US$0.7268 or US$1=C$1.3758. The U.S. Dollar Index saw the […] Read more
New book reveals details leading to CWB’s exit
Lee Hart reviews Culture of Control by Alberta farmer Ken Motiuk
Book review: If you like agriculture and history and wanted to know more about the rise and fall of the Canadian Wheat Board, the new book by former CWB farmer-director Ken Motiuk is a good read.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to seven-week low; corn eases, wheat climbs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and soyoil futures fell to their lowest levels in seven weeks on Monday on worries about demand for U.S. oilseed supplies and generally favorable crop weather, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower. But wheat futures rose on short-covering as a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, boxed beef on the rise
In the first trading day of June, live and cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange made substantial gains.
As seeding nears end in Alberta, moisture becoming an issue
Planting advances 10 points at 90 per cent complete
Spring planting in Alberta entered the home stretch with overall progress at 90 per cent seeded as of May 27, the province's agriculture department reported. Provincewide, the pace put Alberta farmers nine points above the five-year average.
ICE canola sharply lower at midday Monday
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market was sharply lower at midday Monday, falling below nearby chart support as losses in Chicago soyoil weighed on values. The old crop July and new crop November contracts both fell below their 20-day moving averages, with the July futures trading under C$700 per tonne for […] Read more