Big things happen in a big world and yet somehow the grain markets are still transfixed by what number the ProFarmer Tour is likely to come out with on Friday regarding corn production estimates for the U.S. Neil Townsend, Grainfox market analyst, says it's a bit strange to think that Russia can literally bomb infrastructure... Read More
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We're midway through August, and the cattle market is beginning to pick up on both sides of the border. Beef market prices are continuing to improve, but questions surrounding whether demand can sustain a higher cutout are looming around as well. This week's episode of the Beef Market Update takes a look at all of... Read More
Government policies that promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) are unlikely to make a major dent in future demand for renewable diesel, says an author of a recent report on the future of the renewable diesel market. Unlike biodiesel, renewable diesel can be directly substituted in diesel engines. Production capacity in the U.S. is... Read More
What on earth is happening right now with canola and spring wheat prices? Call it a 2021 hangover or the cruelest of come-downs, but many farmers are watching crop prices with just a pinch of melancholy as the bears seem to be making themselves at home again in the canola and spring wheat markets. To... Read More
Just last week, Chip Flory and Shaun Haney were talking about unlikely market moves and the unpredictability of a weather market, with a discussion on the risk of a sliding market. This week, Shaun is back again talking weather markets, but this time with Brian Voth, founder of IntelliFARM. Voth is keen on looking back... Read More
Late last month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), released their mid-year inventory report. In a couple of weeks, the Canadian numbers will come out as well, which will give us the opportunity to reflect and compare. Ahead of the CanFax report, Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange shares in this Beef Market... Read More
Bunge's acquisition of Viterra is expected to require regulatory clearance in at least 29 countries, according to documents filed by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week. The 547-page preliminary proxy statement includes new details on how the deal was reached, and how Bunge expects it will proceed. The list... Read More
Can we make it around the world in 27 minutes? We can if it's a discussion on geopolitical happenings that impact North American agriculture! Settling in for their monthly discussion, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney and Jacob Shapiro of Cognitive Investments dig in to what the recent Russian attacks on port and logistics infrastructure might mean to... Read More
When grain markets don't react to news like many predict they should, it's time to dig deeper in to what's really driving prices. Earlier this week, analysts expected a positive day at the open on Monday, but instead markets took to the downside. What happened? For that discussion, Shaun Haney is joined by host of... Read More
Two farm groups that generally have opposing views on many agriculture policy files have joined forces in calling on the Canadian Grain Commission to halt changes to grain grading that are set to take effect on August 1, 2023. The National Farmers Union and the Wheat Growers Association (previously known as the Western Canadian Wheat... Read More