CNS – CWB, formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board, has raised Pool Return Outlooks (PROs) for durum, wheat and canola in its latest report. They noted it is a special mid-term outlook, due to market changes since the previous report released on October 23. PROs were higher for all three crops due to the weaker […] Read more
CWB Expects Higher Returns For Canola, Wheat And Durum
Many factors to consider with cattle price insurance coverage
There’s a learning curve for the Cattle Price Insurance Program
Reading Time: 3 minutes You’re finally making money. Do you part with some of it to insure the bottom line? The Cattle Price Insurance Program (CPIP) was launched by Agriculture Financial Services Corporation four years ago. The program offers prices insurance on finished cattle in the feedlot or feeder cattle, as well as for calves sold in the fall. […] Read more
Tight supplies and rising prices give cattle producers a reason to smile
Low herd numbers are expected to buoy cattle prices for three to four years, but COOL is taking a bite from the bottom line
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cattle prices are the best they’ve been on a per-head basis in the last 10 years — although how good depends on how you look at it. “The market right now is fantastic,” said Herb Lock of Farm$ense Marketing. “Cow-calf producers right now are in their second world, floating around in the sky compared to […] Read more
2013 was an up-and-down year for Canada’s pork industry
Lower feed prices and a weaker Canadian dollar were positive factors for the industry
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was an up-and-down year for Canada’s pork industry in 2013, as producers were struggling to break even in the first half of the year before posting a strong second half heading into 2014. “I think most producers in December 2012 were looking ahead at 2013 and thinking that it was going to be a […] Read more
Optimistic outlook for hog producers in 2014
Feed prices and exchange rates are more favourable, but disease is a concern
Reading Time: 4 minutes As we entered the new year, industry commentators in North America unanimously declared optimism for American and Canadian hog producers in 2014. For once, I agree with them. Regular readers will know that I have been less than enthusiastic about prospects for the Canadian industry in recent years. Last March, I described the outlook as […] Read more
Lower loonie keeps support under canola on downtrend
USDA's ending stocks estimates are bearish for wheat
Reading Time: 3 minutes ICE Futures Canada canola futures continued their recent downward trend during the week ended Jan. 10, holding just above record lows in the nearby contracts. The burdensome supply situation continued to overhang the canola market during the week, as did the technical bias that remains pointed lower. Canadian farmers produced a record-large 18 million tonnes […] Read more
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