Global Markets: New records for fossil fuels

Useage up 1.5 per cent from 2022

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions in 2023 hit all-time highs worldwide, according to a report from the Statistical Review of World Energy released on Thursday. The report said global primary […] Read more

ICE canola weaker Thursday morning

By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The ICE Futures canola market was posting small losses Thursday morning as contracts continued to consolidate just above nearby lows. Weakness in Chicago soybeans accounted for some spillover selling pressure, although soyoil was higher as activity resumed in the United States after Wednesday’s Juneteenth holiday. European rapeseed […] Read more






North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola rallies in dying minutes

U.S. markets closed for Juneteenth

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed higher on Wednesday, as an upward shove during the last minutes of trading turned prices positive. Canola came out of the overnight session with losses, only to rise up C$6 to C$7 per tonne during the morning, a trader explained. He […] Read more



ICE Canola Midday: Prices shed earlier increases

Decent volumes of trading despite U.S. holiday

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were lower at midsession Wednesday, after a bout of volatility earlier. “Trading last night we were down a couple of bucks…and this morning we were up six or seven. Now we are down a couple of bucks again,” a trader commented. He was […] Read more


ICE canola firm in early Wednesday trade

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The ICE Futures canola market was posting small gains Wednesday morning, seeing some follow-through buying as contracts continued to recover off nearby lows. European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were both up on the day, providing some spillover support. However, markets in the United States were closed for […] Read more

Global Markets: Nvidia – the world’s most valuable company

Shares up 1,100 per cent since their low

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Reports said Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company on Tuesday after its shares increased 3.5 per cent at US$3.34 trillion. The drive for artificial intelligence has skyrocketed demand for Nvidia’s […] Read more