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ICE Futures May 2020 canola, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: In canola, volatility is order of the day, for now

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Expect the canola market, along with other grains and oilseeds, to remain volatile for the time being, said David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “A lot of the markets right now are extremely erratic because of the coronavirus. I think it’s being blown out of proportion, but it is what it is,” […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

CN faces grain export backlog of 10,000 carloads, CEO says

By Allison Lampert, GFM Network News March 3, 2020

Montreal | Reuters — Canadian National Railway (CN) lost capacity equivalent to 10,000 carloads, or one million tonnes of grain exports, in February due to rail blockades by protesters opposed to a pipeline project, CEO Jean-Jacques Ruest said Tuesday. Activists disrupted passenger and freight traffic last month to show solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people, who […] Read more

ICE May 2020 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 27, 2020

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market dropped to fresh contract lows on Tuesday but managed to find some support to the downside and may stabilize for the time being amid oversold price sentiment. The May canola contract, which had started 2020 trading in the $490 area, touched a low of $455 per tonne on […] Read more

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media, flanked by (l-r) Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett and Transport Minister Marc Garneau in Ottawa on Feb. 21, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Patrick Doyle)

Crops, Reuters

Trudeau demands rail blockades be lifted

Canadians' patience running out, PM says

By Steve Scherer, Kelsey Johnson, GFM Network News February 21, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday demanded aboriginal protesters lift rail blockades that are hurting the economy and made clear police should, if necessary, enforce injunctions to remove the obstacles. Trudeau also told a news conference that the Liberal government’s talks with various indigenous leaders over the last two weeks […] Read more

A barley crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Softening barley market to stabilize

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 20, 2020

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada have softened over the past few weeks, but should stabilize as the spring approaches. “I don’t think there’s a lot of potential to push this thing much higher, and I don’t think the bottom will fall out either. What you see is what you get,” Matt Froehlich, […] Read more

CN locomotives are seen on track near a railway blockade at St-Lambert, Que. on Feb. 20, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Christinne Muschi)

Crops, Reuters

Police cautious on rail blockades due to legacy of past violence

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News February 20, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — As a blockade of Canada’s rail lines drags on and the economic impact deepens, police aware of the bitter legacy created by past fatal clashes with indigenous protesters have chosen not to clear the tracks by force. For the past two weeks, campaigners blocked rail lines in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta […] Read more

Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller meets with representatives of the Mohawk Nation at the site of a rail stoppage at Tyendinaga, Ont., east of Belleville, on Feb. 15, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Carlos Osorio)

Crops, Reuters

Passenger trains to run again, pipeline protests block freight

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News February 18, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — Passenger rail operator Via Rail said Tuesday it would soon resume partial services between Quebec City and Ottawa while the government sought to end anti-pipeline protests that are blocking rail freight in Eastern Canada. Via said passenger services between the two cities would start on Thursday after it received a notification […] Read more

Members of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory block tracks serving Via Rail at Tyendinaga, Ont., east of Belleville, on Feb. 13, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Chris Helgren)

Crops

CN halts rail traffic in East due to protests

Grain groups seek dispute resolution or enforcement of court orders

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News February 13, 2020

Canadian National Railway (CN) is shutting down its Eastern Canada operations due to ongoing blockades on its rail lines in Ontario. The company announced Thursday it’s been “forced to initiate a disciplined and progressive shutdown” in the region, which means “stopping and safely securing all transcontinental trains across its Canadian network.” The decision “may imminently […] Read more

Set-aside funded for Quebec hog, cattle, big game producers

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit-down on profit-taking

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains firm, watching new-crop weather

GFM Network News

Set-aside funded for Quebec hog, cattle, big game producers

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit-down on profit-taking

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains firm, watching new-crop weather

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ICE weekly outlook: In canola, volatility is order of the day, for now

CN faces grain export backlog of 10,000 carloads, CEO says

ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

Trudeau demands rail blockades be lifted

Feed weekly outlook: Softening barley market to stabilize

Police cautious on rail blockades due to legacy of past violence

Passenger trains to run again, pipeline protests block freight

CN halts rail traffic in East due to protests

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