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Seasonal pressure is easing somewhat on wheat values, as the U.S. winter wheat harvest nears completion.

Weather uncertainty holds canola values within range

Development of many prairie crops is two weeks behind normal

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 18, 2022

The ICE Futures canola market was trending higher during the week ended Aug. 11, but was still rangebound. The November contract has traded within a broad range of $780-$900 per tonne over the summer so far, with little to suggest a break one way or the other could be possible without an outside catalyst. Rather, market participants are

ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks, right column) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and green lines) and CBOT December 2022 soyoil (black line, left column). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola could take a nosedive

'I think (farmers) are undersold'

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 17, 2022

MarketsFarm — A huge drop in canola prices could be looming, according to analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain in Winnipeg. Palmer pointed to Prairie farmers and said, “I think they are undersold.” He surmised too many farmers have held off from selling their canola, in hopes of getting a great price the next time

File photo of the Raohe Night Market in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital. (Fazon1/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

Canadian lawmakers plan Taiwan trip amid rising China tensions

By GFM Network News, Ismail Shakil August 17, 2022

Ottawa | Reuters — A delegation of Canadian lawmakers plans to visit Taiwan in October to seek economic opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, Liberal MP Judy Sgro said Wednesday, a move that could further stoke tensions between China and the West. The relationship between China and the West has worsened since U.S. House of

Crop Report, Crops, News

Fall rye harvest begins, wheat crops show ‘elevated levels of disease’

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 15, August 16, 2022

By Manitoba Agriculture August 16, 2022

Overview Harvest has started in winter wheat and fall rye, with a good portion of those crops already combined. Reported yields are average for both crops. Crop condition looks good to very good in most parts of the province, pea harvest has begun in the northwest region, and widespread harvest is expected to begin for

Factors like crop rotation, trash management, seedbed preparation, seeding date, seeding rate, fertility and weed control can have a significant impact on canola emergence.

Crops, News

Who’s to blame for slowly emerging canola?

Dozens of farmers took to social media this spring to voice concern over alleged slowly emerging canola, but as harvest approaches, there are no answers

By James Snell August 16, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – Planting canola is expensive. Some estimates are as high as $450,000 per 1,000 acres, not including land and equipment costs. So imagine the concerns of many farmers this spring when they encountered slow emergence with some canola hybrids. The most expensive crop ever planted threatened to crush the dreams of farmers eager

A canola field in bloom in Manitoba's Interlake on Aug. 7, 2022.

Grain Markets, Markets

Grains and oilseeds see volatile week

Ukraine deal and Pelosi visit to Taiwan both factor into market moves

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 11, 2022

The grain and oilseed markets saw choppy activity during the first week of the 2022-23 crop year, with canola down and up in reaction to several outside forces. On the whole, canola prices ended back around where they closed the 2021-22 crop year, with attention back on weather conditions ahead of the harvest. Ukrainian grain

ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Late canola crop hinges on weather

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 11, 2022

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market held within a narrow range during the week ended Wednesday, with weather conditions heading into harvest likely to dictate the eventual price direction over the next few weeks. “The key right now is the late state of the crop,” said Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary, noting

Crop Report, Crops, News

Soybean development moving ‘very quickly,’ insect pressures rise on thin pesticide supply

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 14, August 9, 2022

By Manitoba Agriculture August 9, 2022

Overview Soybean aphids are reaching economic thresholds in scattered locations across Manitoba. Spraying is occurring as-needed, but crops require intensive scouting on a field-by-field basis. Grasshopper pest species are present in all regions – mostly confined to field edges and headlands but moving more as insects reach adult (winged) stages and travel further into fields.

“I’ve had people come to our booth and tell us we bought them new half tons. If you’re losing three bushel(s) and you can get that down to one, that’s a considerable amount of money.” – Trevor Scherman.

Crops, Equipment

Calibrate your combine to boost profits

An hour or two spent properly calibrating your machine could be the most lucrative time you spend this harvest

By Laura Rance-Unger August 5, 2022

Farmers will spare no expense when it comes to tending their crops and maximizing production. So why do they spit so many of their profits out the back end of their combines at harvest? It’s a mystery to North Battleford farmer and inventor Trevor Scherman, one of the speakers at the recent Ag in Motion

“All that can be done is to sit back and wait for what comes, be it more heat to dry out crops or sufficient rains to save them.”

Grain Markets, Markets

How quickly weather changes grain markets

Hot conditions in the U.S. a question mark for crop markets

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 4, 2022

Not long ago, canola tumbled from its four-digit highs as the markets conceded there were likely a lot more oilseed supplies in the world than initially believed. The sharp declines in Malaysian palm oil, European rapeseed and the Chicago soy complex pulled the Canadian oilseed well away from those stratospheric levels. Besides, canola and other

Daily Network News

USDA defends $12 billion subsidy amid farm economy challenges

Canada December retail sales down 0.4 per cent; seen up 1.5 per cent in January

Feed Grains Weekly: Domestic prices remain flat

Canola