D'arce McMillan
Freelance Markets Columnist at The Western Producer
I am a freelance markets columnist for The Western Producer, Canada's largest agricultural newspaper. I have covered agriculture for 30 years. Posts are my own.
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1 month ago |
producer.com | D'arce McMillan
Crop futures prices are rising, supported by ideas that supply might turn out tighter than expected. The gains provide welcome optimism to offset the worries generated by all the tariff and trade war talk coming out of the mouth of American president Donald Trump. From Jan. 1 to Feb. 21, Chicago May corn futures and Minneapolis spring wheat futures both rose slightly more than eight per cent.
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Dec 11, 2024 |
producer.com | D'arce McMillan
A disappointing canola harvest is in the bin, judging by the November Statistics Canada crop survey released last week, setting up a potential supply squeeze later this crop year. However, with the Chinese anti-dumping investigation hanging over the market as well as the many worries associated with the incoming Trump administration, it is impossible to make predictions. The November production report issued Dec.
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Dec 4, 2024 |
producer.com | D'arce McMillan
A recent news story about the cost of an American Thanksgiving meal that triggered a social media response was interesting in several ways. It highlighted the public’s continuing concern with food inflation as well as its misunderstanding of how news operations work. Granted, this was a social media squall, not a storm, but it was big enough to trend for a while on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Nov 27, 2024 |
producer.com | D'arce McMillan
A report commissioned by the American Soybean Association and the U.S. National Corn Growers Association warns that a new trade war between the United States and China would cost American farmers while benefiting producers in Brazil and Argentina. Read Also Grim outlook for new crop SASKATOON — Analysts speaking at a recent GrainFox market outlook webinar must have left their rose-coloured glasses in the drawer… See Sean Pratt’s story on the report here.
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Nov 20, 2024 |
producer.com | D'arce McMillan
Crop market forecasting for the coming months has become more complicated as questions about American policy direction are added to the usual issues about weather and economic developments. Read Also Can Singapore be a plant protein partner? WINNIPEG — Canada may need a partner in southeast Asia to tap into booming demand for food, ingredients and protein… Donald Trump is busy selecting loyalists for his cabinet.
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Before this, talk was that Russian would have smaller crop than recent years. Now even smaller?
Some interesting weather taking place in Russia’s wheat growing regions right now, including snow, frost, strong winds, rain, and even sandstorms. Full update and our take on the implications for crops, in tomorrow’s Black Sea Grain News report. https://t.co/JhlfgwwHtE
RT @MaryCKenn: Companies plan to mine phosphate in Quebec, Ontario https://t.co/e0eb9qlV2b
Calendar year 24 China tariff on canola oil & meal, NOT seed Oil exports kg World 3,487,454———100% To US 3,342,927——95.9% of total To China. 644——0.019% meal exports World. 5,779,882———100% To US. 3,768,702———65% of total To China. 2,010,323——35%