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Canadian Financial Close: Crude oil, TSX tumble on Tuesday

By GFM Network News September 3, 2024

The Canadian dollar exited the Labour Day weekend below the 74 United States cent mark. The loonie closed at US$0.7381 or US$1=C$1.3548, compared to US$0.7412 or US$1=C$1.3491 on Friday. The Bank of Canada did not post an exchange rate on Monday due to Labour Day. The United States Dollar Index was up 0.13 of a […] Read more

Futures

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Steep declines in record volume

Increases for U.S. soybeans, corn, wheat

By GFM Network News September 3, 2024

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures fell hard in a massive sell-off on Tuesday but managed to pull away from earlier limit down losses. China’s announcement of it launching an investigation in possible canola dumping by Canada was in response for the federal government hiking electric vehicle imports […] Read more

Markets, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Australian chickpea crop sees major expansion

By Adam Peleshaty September 3, 2024

Australia will see its largest chickpea crop in nearly a decade, according to winter crop production estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) on Sept. 3. The agency forecasted 1.333 million tonnes of chickpea production over a seeded area of 1.900 million acres for the 2024-25 crop year, 70 per […] Read more

Cereals, Markets, Reuters

Ukraine 2024/25 wheat exports to be capped

By Pavel Polityuk September 3, 2024

Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine’s farm ministry has agreed with traders and agriculture associations to limit wheat exports in the 2024/25 July-June season to 16.2 million metric tons, the ministry said on Tuesday. The government and traders annually sign a memorandum in which officials promise to maintain the existing terms of trade and not restrict […] Read more

Futures

ICE Canola Midday: Prices recover little, but still down hard

China announces canola dumping probe

By GFM Network News September 3, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures continued to fall sharply on Tuesday, buy made some recovery after posting down-limit losses in early activity. The steep declines this morning came as a result of China announcing plans to launch an investigation into canola dumping by Canada. That’s in response to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

By Jerry Klassen September 3, 2024

For the week ending August 31, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Finishing feedlots are exuding a cautious sentiment. While order buyers had a full deck, there were upside limits. Pen-sized strings of quality yearlings traded at a premium to average values. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle […] Read more

Futures

Global Markets: China takes aim at Canadian canola

As trading resumes after long weekend ICE canola futures tumble

By GFM Network News September 3, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. China announced on Tuesday that it will launch an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports and some chemical imports from Canada. The move comes after Canada said it was imposing a 100 […] Read more

Futures

ICE canola drops as China announces anti-dumping investigation

By GFM Network News September 3, 2024

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The ICE Futures canola market was sharply lower Tuesday morning in reaction to news that China plans to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada. The Chinese move comes as retaliation to Canada’s announcement last week that it would impose 100 per cent tariffs on […] Read more

Currency Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie down, crude oil falls

By GFM Network News September 3, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar dropped below the 74 United States cent mark coming out of the Labour Day weekend. The loonie was at US$0.7384 or US$1=C$1.3542 as of 8:34 a.m. CDT, compared to US$0.7412 or US$1=C$1.3491 on Friday. The Bank of Canada did not post an exchange rate on Monday due to […] Read more

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on European supply issues, corn and soy on greater demand

By Renee Hickman, Reuters August 30, 2024

Chicago wheat rose on Friday, and registered its biggest weekly gain in more than three months on concerns over lower production in Europe.

GFM Network News

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Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Crude oil, TSX tumble on Tuesday

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Steep declines in record volume

Pulse Weekly: Australian chickpea crop sees major expansion

Ukraine 2024/25 wheat exports to be capped

ICE Canola Midday: Prices recover little, but still down hard

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

Global Markets: China takes aim at Canadian canola

ICE canola drops as China announces anti-dumping investigation

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie down, crude oil falls

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on European supply issues, corn and soy on greater demand

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