MarketsPulse Canada says exporters need more information from India so they have an idea how to plan for the upcoming year
It is time for the global pulse industry to move beyond expressing concern about India’s actions and to focus on ideas and solutions, says the head of Pulse Canada. India’s recently announced duties and fumigation fees have brought trade to a “near halt” with the world’s top buyer of peas, lentils and other pulses. Gord […] Read more
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India urged to better explain import duties to its suppliers
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Fed market stable The Canfax weighted average prices for fed steers and heifers were unchanged this week […] Read more
Canola ticks lower in thin trade
WINNIPEG (CNS) – Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform were lower at 10:37 CST on Wednesday, in sympathy with the U.S. soy complex. There is widespread speculation that yields and production numbers for the U.S. soybean crop will be raised in Friday’s USDA report, which was bearish. Rain in Brazil has improved growing […] Read more
Canola chops around, ends higher
Winnipeg, January 9 (CNS Canada) – Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform finished mostly stronger on Tuesday, propped up by speculative buying. Gains in vegetable oil were supportive for canola. There are some concerns about the lack of snow-cover in parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Traders were positioning themselves ahead of Friday’s USDA […] Read more
Canola dips under weight of Cdn dollar, U.S. soy
Winnipeg (CNS Canada) – Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform finished weaker on Monday, weighed down by recent strength in the Canadian currency and losses in U.S. soy. The Canadian dollar continues to hang well above the US$80 cent mark, which made canola less attractive on the international market. Buying was lukewarm, according […] Read more
Canola posts small losses at week’s end
Winnipeg (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures Canada canola contracts settled with small losses on Friday, as speculative profit-taking put some pressure on values to end the week. Strength in the Canadian dollar throughout the session contributed to the softer tone in canola, as the rising currency cuts into crush margins and makes exports less […] Read more
Pulse prices unmoved by latest Indian import tariffs
India’s announcement that it was slapping duties on lentils and chickpeas had little impact on prices that were already “in the doldrums,” says an analyst. “The whole thing was anticipated,” said Brian Clancey, editor of Stat Publishing. “Canadian lentil exports to India had already plunged. The market had died for us.” India announced on Dec. […] Read more
EU approves Canadian canola for biodiesel
Renewed carbon footprint approval means country’s canola exporters have unrestricted access to EU’s biodiesel market
Canadian canola growers will continue to have unfettered access to the European Union’s biodiesel market. As of Jan. 1, all EU biodiesel must demonstrate greenhouse gas reductions greater than 50 percent compared to fossil diesel. Until the end of 2017, the threshold had been 37 percent and all canola/rapeseed-based biodiesel received a higher value than […] Read more
Will Black Sea wheat contract be viable?
The volume of wheat exported from the region would seem to say yes, but political instability is a worry
Who needs Black Sea wheat futures? And do enough people want them in order to give them the breath of life? Those questions are floating before world wheat derivative markets following the introduction of a Chicago Black Sea wheat futures contract and the evolution of over-the-counter trading. In theory, establishing a futures contract based on […] Read moreChina wants lower dockage on U.S. soy
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — China is lowering the amount of foreign material it will accept in U.S. soybean shipments to one percent from two, creating an issue for American exporters. Half of U.S. soybeans exported to China in 2017 would not have met the new rules, according to shipping data reviewed by Reuters, signalling new […] Read more
