Canada will hold its federal parliamentary election on Monday 21 October. Polling shows a tight race. The latest 10 major published polls (for what polling is worth) conducted from 11 through 16 October shows the following:
Overnight tracking this week by CBC shows the Liberal Party moving up by 1 point and the Conservative Party moving down by 1 point. With both parties under 33 percent, no party is likely to get a majority of Parliament’s 338 seats resulting in a minority government. A loss for the Trudeau government would be a major shift; the Liberal Party now has 177 seats compared to the Conservative Party’s 95 (there are five vacant seats currently). It is worth noting that since 1935 no sitting Prime Minister with an...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
