Reading Time: 2 minutes A plunging loonie and free-falling oil prices will create winners and losers — and farmers will clearly be in the winners’ circle, according to one of Alberta’s top economists. “Agriculture, forestry and tourism will all do well,” said Todd Hirsch, senior economist with ATB Financial. “It’s really a big benefit to agriculture that we are […] Read more
How the plunge in oil prices and the loonie affects you
From inputs and labour to the complex ramifications for the beef industry, the drop in oil prices and the dollar is changing the farm landscape
Drozd: Crude falls to four-year low, casts shadow across commodities
At the time of this writing, crude oil has plunged $40 per barrel, losing 37 per cent of its value, since prices turned down from $107.73 in June 2014. This market’s steady decline may have come as a surprise to some followers of oil, but for those who study charting and technical analysis, they were […] Read more
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