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Corteva showcases offset program to farmers

U.S. farmers grill company on its pilot program. Plus — when will it come to Canada?

By Geralyn Wichers July 20, 2021

It doesn’t take a genius to see the math doesn’t add up, Corteva Agriscience rep Ben Gordon acknowledged during a webinar promoting its carbon offset program. Farmers have to do it for the soil health and long-term gain if they’re going to join, he said. It was U.S. farmers and ag-interested folk only on Corteva’s

Critically dry pasture in the RM of Fisher shows little growth in July after only three weeks of grazing.

Forages, News

Feed fears come into focus after poor first cut, flagging pasture

Livestock producers are facing yet another year of both poor first-cut yields and ongoing pasture concerns

By Alexis Stockford July 15, 2021

Producers are seeing their fears realized with light hay cuts and pasture supplies once again running thin. With the exception of very localized patches of the southeast, which are seeing almost normal growth, most producers harvested 50 to 70 per cent of their normal forage in the first cut, according to John McGregor, hay expert

Rain on some parts of the Prairies last week pressured canola values lower, but the futures recovered as expectations for more rain were dashed.

Grain Markets, Markets

Canola production outlook turns sour with drought

We may well see four-figure canola values again

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 15, 2021

With heat and dry conditions across most of the Prairies this spring and summer, any possibility of achieving this year’s projection for 20 million tonnes of canola is pretty much out the window. Even if sufficient rains were to fall, it’s still very likely production would fall well short. Speaking with a number of traders

ICE November 2021 canola (candlesticks) with 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green, purple and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: $1,000 canola not a guarantee

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 14, 2021

MarketsFarm — Any idea of canola hitting $1,000 per tonne in the near future is not the sure thing some people may have thought it was, according to Errol Anderson, an analyst with ProMarket Communications in Calgary. “New-crop futures might take a run at $1,000 per tonne, but in the same breath the November contract

Crop Report, Crops, News

Soil moisture continues to decline, crop, pasture conditions further deteriorate

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 13

By Manitoba Agriculture July 13, 2021

Southwest Region Another hot and dry week in the southwest with no significant moisture. Showers were recorded in some areas, with Virden and Boissevain receiving 12 to 14 mm of rain. Highs for daytime temperatures ranged from 30 to close to 33 C this past week. Minimum overnight temperatures ranged from 4 to 8 C,

The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Oct. 28, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

News, Other

Multi-partisan committee calls for special measures to protect farmers

MPs release list of recommendations and priorities for WTO reform efforts

By D.C. Fraser July 13, 2021

A federal International Trade committee recommends Canada implement special measures to protect farmers. In its latest report, MPs on the committee released a list of recommendations and priorities for reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO). During witness testimony, members from the major parties heard about challenges experienced at the WTO. Officials from Global Affairs said

Crops, Markets

Net long position in canola nears lowest level of past year

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin July 10, 2021

MarketsFarm — The managed money net long position in canola has edged down over the past few months, moving to its lowest level in nearly a year in the latest commitment of traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money fund traders as of Tuesday were holding a net long position

Canola started to fill out thanks to June rains, although high temperatures in early July led to concerns over heat blast.

Crops, News

Farmers continue to watch the skies for rain

Precipitation in June was great for those who got it, but producers are back to waiting anxiously for the next much-needed burst

By Alexis Stockford July 8, 2021

Farmers were celebrating some of their first real rainfalls of the season in June, but agrometeorologists and agronomists aren’t quite ready to break out the party hats. Why it matters: Social media was full of jubilant rain gauge pictures last month, but agronomists say the damage to yield potential has already been done for some

As the mercury spiked, so did canola futures, during the last week of June.

Grain Markets, Markets

Weather continues to drive grain markets

Many ICE canola contracts saw new highs during heat wave

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 8, 2021

Canola futures rose with mercury levels during the last week of June, as Western Canada baked in a ‘heat dome.’ The hot temperatures and lack of moisture were stressing crops across the Prairies, sending many contracts on the ICE Futures platform to new highs. The November canola contract climbed above C$800 per tonne during the

ICE November 2021 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Expensive canola required

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 7, 2021

MarketsFarm — Canada’s coming canola harvest, if lower than projected, would add tremendous pressure to prices as supplies could become much tighter than they have, according to trader Ken Ball with PI Financial in Winnipeg. Ball believes the 2021-22 canola harvest could be as low as 16 million to 17 million tonnes, well below the

Daily Network News

Wheat breeding system no longer works, Canadian Wheat Research Coalition report says

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

Reduced Argentine soybean harvest, bigger crush says USDA attaché

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