Grain bins in a Saskatchewan field. (MysticEnergy/iStock/Getty Images)

Less Canadian wheat, more canola on hand to end 2023: StatCan

Some had anticipated even larger on-farm canola stocks, given slower export pace

Canadian wheat stocks at the end of 2023 were considerably tighter compared to the previous year, with oats, corn and pulse crops also seeing supply reductions, according to the latest stocks report from Statistics Canada, released Feb. 8, 2024. However, canola, barley and soybean stocks as of Dec. 31, 2023, were higher compared to the previous year.









VIDEO: New fusarium forecasting tool on deck

VIDEO: New fusarium forecasting tool on deck

Fusarium Head Blight Risk Mapping Tool coming in spring 2024

Predicting where and when fusarium head blight develops can be a challenge, but a new online tool aims to make decision-making easier for cereal growers. Paul Bullock, senior scholar at the University of Manitoba, was at St. Jean Farm Days on Jan. 10 to give attendees a preview of what the new Fusarium Head Blight




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More local barley destined for rations, but U.S. corn still moving

Prior to drought year 2021/22, Canadian corn imports had rarely topped two million tonnes

Recently revised supply/demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised the forecast for domestic barley usage in the current crop year to 6.155 million tonnes. That compares with an earlier forecast of 5.471 million tonnes. If realized, that would be up by roughly 200,000 tonnes from the previous year.