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Slow germination expected to hasten with warm weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 19

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Southwest Region The week began with rains across the region in the amounts of 2 to 15 mm. Killarney, Waskada, and Alexander receiving the most. Soil surface drying conditions later in the week allowed producers to accelerate the seeding activities despite overnight lows still reaching -10°C. The majority of spring harvest is done and producers
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Crops, Markets

Net short position reduced in canola

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MarketsFarm — Rising futures prices saw speculators exiting short positions in canola and adding to a growing net long in soybeans, according to the latest 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 at 38,738 contracts on Tuesday,
Nicolea Dow is joining the MCGA board.
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Dow joins Manitoba Canola Growers board

Appointment will fill board vacancy left after fall election

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Manitoba Canola Growers Association has filled a vacant board seat by appointment. The vacancy was left following a fall election, and is the result of an open application process to fill the seat, which attracted a field of nine interested farmers from across the province. From this field Nicolea Dow was chosen to join the
An orange-ish hue is “a clue something is going on” with otherwise fine-looking spring-harvested canola, a CGC researcher says.
Crops, News

CGC wants samples of spring-harvested canola and flax

Just like the fall harvest sample program, farmers will get a grade and quality information in return

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Farmers are being asked to submit samples of spring-harvested canola and flax to the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) for research it’s doing that could help farmers and processors. “Farmers who participate in this project will receive a detailed report (for free) on the quality of their spring-harvested crop, which they can use to make informed
With unharvested canola in the field, the trade is eyeing StatsCan stocks figures warily.
Grain Markets, Markets

Be wary of grain and oilseed stock numbers

A clearer picture will emerge after spring harvest numbers are in

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After being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, on May 7 Statistics Canada released its report on stocks of grain and oilseeds as of March 31. However, there was a good amount of doubt in the agency’s data. The report said total Canadian canola stocks amounted to 8.925 million tonnes, which were down 12.3 per cent
Ellis Seeds burns an unharvested flax field near Wawanesa this spring after quality samples deemed it not worth harvesting.
Crops, News

Cold spring keeps a tight leash on seeding

Farmers are bemoaning the late start to seeding, on top of the issues carried over from last fall

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Farmers across Manitoba were ready to hit the field by early May, but Mother Nature wasn’t co-operating. Cold temperatures delayed seeding across the province through the first part of May. According to the first Manitoba crop report May 5, producers had only managed a “piecemeal approach” to seeding at that point. Why it matters: Farmers
ICE July canola with 20- and 100-day moving averages and CBOT July 2020 soyoil (blue line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady at midweek

Spring seeding more or less underway

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MarketsFarm — After showing considerable strength in prior trading sessions, canola contracts were either side of unchanged at midweek. David Derwin of P.I. Financial in Winnipeg said canola was holding steady in comparison to other vegetable oils. “There’s general weakness in other markets, but canola hasn’t had too much of a move,” he said. Considerable
The canola value chain isn’t ready to give up
yet on getting back into China.
Crops, News

Canola council not giving up on China market

More than a year after losing its biggest canola seed market the council is still working to restore normal exports

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The Canola Council of Canada remains committed to regaining full access to the Chinese market for Canada’s canola seed. “Our priority is certainly to restore full trade and have all Canadian exporters included in that trade and we will keep working on this file until full trade is restored,” Jim Everson said during a webinar
Younger farmers say cash advance delays are preventing them from accessing spring inputs.
News

Canola Growers’ cash advances delayed by COVID, new rules

Canadian Canola Growers Association has made some changes that are causing farmers some short-term pain for long-term gain

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COVID-19 and new government cash advance rules are slowing Canada’s biggest cash advance administrator from getting badly needed money to farmers this spring. But the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) says it’s now in a better position to serve farmers no matter how long the pandemic lasts. In mid-March CCGA CEO Rick White moved 50 employees focused on the
Matt Kynoch, solutions supply specialist with Enns Brothers, demonstrates a worn spray nozzle at the June 22, 2017 canolaPalooza event in Portage la Prairie. The 2020 events have been cancelled due to the pandemic.
News

Canola council wants federal research to go forward

However, because of the pandemic, 2020 canolaPaloozas have been cancelled

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The Canola Council of Canada believes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) can still take on high-priority research projects this growing season, including canola yield trials and research into yield-robbing canola diseases, despite COVID-19. However, this year’s canolaPalooza events in the three Prairie provinces showcasing the latest canola agronomy have been cancelled because of the virus,

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