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ICE November 2020 canola with 100-day moving average (yellow line) and Canadian dollar (in US$, green line). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Higher loonie, lower canola

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — As the Canadian dollar pushes higher, canola prices could drop to the low end of its support or further, according to Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. The loonie closed Wednesday at 73.89 U.S. cents, after stepping above 74 U.S. cents a number of times during trading. At the end of the

Crop Report, Crops, News

Sclerotinia pressure rising, cereals, soybeans see grasshopper stress

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 14

By Manitoba Agriculture July 14, 2020

Southwest Region Last week began with sun and no rain; but multiple thunderstorm systems brought significant rainfall to areas already suffering from excess moisture stress over the weekend. The majority of the region received some level of precipitation. Areas like Miniota, Kenton, Russell and Hamiota, received the most. Crops are showing the effects of saturated

Crops, Markets

Canola fund short position smallest in six months

Net long up sharply in CBOT soybeans

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin July 14, 2020

MarketsFarm — The managed money net short position in canola tightened to its smallest level in nearly six months in the commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday at 29,869 (9,349 long/39,218 short), a decrease of

Canola stubble pokes out of the hills in Chad Berry’s direct-seeded potato demonstration.

Crops, Farmit Manitoba

Spud growers let soil lie

Under the Hill Farms is testing minimum-tillage potatoes on a field scale

By Alexis Stockford July 13, 2020

Potatoes aren’t usually the poster child for minimal tillage. The reality of the planting, hilling and digging cycle usually means plenty of black dirt, some of it airborne. But dramatically reducing tillage is exactly what Chad Berry, of Under the Hill Farms near Glenboro, is trying to do. Berry’s farm, in association with Simplot Canada,

Now that the crop is in the ground, and StatsCan has confirmed at about the expected acreage, it’s all down to yields.

Markets, News

Canada acreage estimates stand pat, U.S. surprise spurs bulls

Attention shifts to yield potential after StatsCan acreage report, U.S. numbers blindside grain trade

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 10, 2020

Recently updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada came largely within market expectations, with the focus now shifting to growing conditions and the yield potential. The survey was completed in early June “and may not have captured all of the seeding delays and potential shifts that may have happened in central/northern Alberta and northwestern Saskatchewan because

News, Other

Patti Miller calls it a career after 35 years in Canadian agriculture

She credits hard work and collaboration for helping her along the way

By Allan Dawson July 10, 2020

When Patti Miller began her career in agriculture 35 years ago she never aspired to be the president and CEO of the Canola Council of Canada or the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) chief commissioner. “I’m still surprised I am here,” Miller said two days before retiring as chief commissioner June 25, 3-1/2 years after taking

A shot of the 180 acres being used in the variable rate fertility project.

Farmit Manitoba, News

Data-driven decisions at the Discovery Farm

Field-size trials and commercial equipment make farm adoption simpler

By Spencer Myers July 9, 2020

Research results are always interesting — but will they scale up for the farm? Glacier FarmMedia’s Discovery Farm, located at the Ag in Motion show site near Saskatoon, is answering that question by doing field-scale trials on a 180-acre site known as Field of Excellence. “By doing it at the field scale with commercially available equipment, growers or

New Canadian and U.S. estimates of canola and soybean acres were generally supportive for canola futures.

Grain Markets, Markets

With seeding intentions clear, traders now watching the skies

Strength in the Chicago soy complex also helped lift canola values

By Marlo Glass July 9, 2020

Acreage data from government agencies supported canola values during the week ended July 2. On June 29, Statistics Canada estimated canola acreage across the country at 20.778 million acres, which was at the higher end of trade estimates, though slightly lower than the 20.956 million acres seeded the previous year. Canola prices were supported by

Crops, Weather

Shift in weather complicates sclerotinia decisions

Canola is starting to flower and the canopy is wet, usually a recipe for sclerotinia, but perhaps not this year

By Alexis Stockford July 9, 2020

Parts of Manitoba have taken a sharp turn from bone dry to very wet since the start of June, and that’s impacting the discussion around sclerotinia. “Because parts of the province have had lots of moisture and lots of humidity, we’re gearing up that it could be a bad sclerotinia season,” Justine Cornelsen of the

ICE November 2020 canola with 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola nears resistance

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin July 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts hit their strongest levels in three months during the first week of July, but appear to be running into resistance from a chart standpoint. The November contract hit an intersession high of $482 per tonne on Wednesday, but settled below the $480 mark. “You can’t discount at least the

Daily Network News

ICE Canada Weekly: U.S. biodiesel mandate will be a boon for canola

CBOT weekly: Planted area in focus

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids move upward

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