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The European honeybee, vital to pollination and the honey industry but not suitable for all crops such as seed alfalfa or some fruit or greenhouse crops.
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A multitude of bees are your tireless workers

You might be surprised to find out just how much extra canola a few more pollinators can bring to your bins

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Canola growers like what happens when they enlist hives of honeybees to help tend their crops. According to figures presented to the Manitoba Agronomist Conference earlier this winter by Melanie Dubois of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, pollination increases production by as much as 46 per cent. And the quality of the seed set is significantly
Virtual trade missions a logistical boon but relational challenge
News, Other

Virtual trade missions a logistical boon but relational challenge

Cereals Canada and the Canola Council of Canada held online trade missions this year and say they were a success

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Virtual trade missions have given access to a wider audience but can’t quite replace the connections forged on in-person trips, say two agriculture industry leaders. “There’s no way to replace it, in a sense,” said Brittany Dyck, senior manager of canola utilization with the Canola Council of Canada. “Trade missions, I think, are really about connecting with —
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Crops, Markets

StatsCan confirms canola stocks tightening

Wheat stocks also down from previous year-end

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MarketsFarm — Solid demand from exporters and domestic crushers continues to eat rapidly through Canada’s canola stocks, which as of Dec. 31 were down nearly 24 per cent from the same date a year earlier, according to new data released Friday from Statistics Canada. The government agency pegged total canola stocks in the country as
Financial markets’ attention in the past week was diverted by a “short squeeze” on shares in GameStop, a chain of bricks-and-mortar video game stores such as this one in New York City’s Jackson Heights area, shown on Jan. 27.
Grain Markets, Markets

Tight canola supplies could perhaps cause ‘short squeeze’

Volatile ICE March canola punched above $700 briefly last week

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The ICE Futures canola market went for a wild ride during the last week of January, hitting levels not seen in nearly 13 years before profit-taking took a bite out of the upside. The nearby March contract rallied sharply for three straight sessions, eventually hitting a high for the move of $724.50 per tonne. The last time canola was
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Markets, News

Commodity markets simmering down

It looks like a much calmer ride could be in store for markets this year

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There’s no denying 2020 was an unprecedented year. What surprises are in store for us this year? After so much uncertainty last year triggered by COVID, it’s easy to think that the surprises will continue into 2021. But, maybe the biggest surprise of all will be that there will be no big surprises this year!
Grain Markets, Markets

Canadian grain exports up 35 per cent on the year

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Canadian grain companies continue to do brisk business moving grains and oilseeds out of the country, with movement of canola, wheat, barley and many other crops running well ahead of the year-ago pace. Crop-year-to-date exports of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds as of Jan. 17 came in at 26.4 million tonnes, according to Canadian Grain
Wayne and Maria McDonald are the 2021 
Conservation Award winners.
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McDonald Farms honoured with conservation award

The Cartwright-area operation has been longtime advocate of grass-based production

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McDonald Farms is the winner of the 2021 Conservation Award. The honour is presented every year by a Manitoba watershed district — in this case the Pembina Valley Watershed District (PVWD) — to recognize an individual, organization, family or business who actively promotes wise farm management and conservation practices. Wayne and Maria McDonald own and
Top: When there were thousands of elevators scattered across the Prairies, data gathering was much more difficult. Seen here the very first ‘standard’ elevator, built in 1881 in Gretna. Main: The G3 terminal elevator in Vancouver. These kinds of sophisticated operations make data collection relatively easy today.
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A century later a key data report still informs the grain trade

The Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Statistics Weekly celebrates its 100th anniversary this year

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Canada’s grain industry has changed a lot since 1921, but some things have been constant — sowing, reaping, and of course, the Grains Statistics Weekly.  The publication, whose name succinctly describes its content, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) announced recently on its website. “In a lot of ways it
A worker drives a combine through a soybean field in Chivilcoy, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on April 8, 2020. Argentina is poised to harvest a sizable soy crop in 2021.
Grain Markets, Markets

South American soybean crop looms over oilseed markets

Concerns over dry weather south of the equator are no longer a factor

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Regardless of who is making the call, Brazil will have an extremely large soybean crop in 2021. With estimates ranging from 132 million to 135 million tonnes, it will be a record soybean crop, topping the 126 million tonnes produced in 2019-20. Coupled with Argentina on track to reap a very sizable crop of 47

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