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ICE November 2018 canola, with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s downward spiral to continue

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News September 19, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures canola contracts will continue to drift downward for the foreseeable future, according to one analyst. “The demand isn’t here because the buyers know that the farmer is undersold and they have to sell it,” said Wayne Palmer, senior market analyst with Exceed Grain. The November canola contract dipped below the

Statistics Canada’s model-based report is based in part on data from sensors on the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) series of satellites. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), shown here for Sept. 16 over an NOAA satellite map of North America, is used to gauge surface vegetation content. (OSPO.noaa.gov)

Crops, Markets

Canola, wheat crop size hiked in StatsCan’s view from space

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News September 19, 2018

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada raised its production estimates for most crops across Western Canada in its latest report released Wednesday. Unlike traditional StatsCan reports using information gathered from phone surveys, the model-based report was based in part on coarse-resolution satellite imagery collected during the month of August. The model-based report has only been in

Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Rainfall, cool temps stall harvest, crop yields seen variable

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 17

By Manitoba Agriculture September 17, 2018

Southwest Region Cool, wet weather throughout the week, hindered harvest operations. Rainfall amounts were very variable, but higher accumulation in southern part of region. Daytime temperatures also cooler, which did not help in drying crops. Harvest in region is 75 per cent complete overall. Cereal harvest is 90 to 95 per cent complete and canola

Without a viable alternative to clothianidin and thiamethoxam, the Canola Council of Canada feels “the ban will significantly impact the canola sector.”

News

Agri-food sector gearing up for neonic consultations

Government says it will listen to concerns about lack of useful alternatives to neonics

By Alex Binkley September 17, 2018

Farm groups are readying for battle over the federal government’s proposal to phase out more neonicotinoid pesticides. They’ve signalled their intention to grill Health Canada and the Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) over their plans to eliminate the use of clothianidin and thiamethoxam over the next three to five years because they pose a threat

Crops, Markets

Canola crush margins tightest in years

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 15, 2018

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have fallen to some of their lowest levels in more than a decade, which should keep a lid on any upside in prices. As of Thursday, the canola board crush margin calculated by ICE Futures U.S. was only about $26 above the November contract, which compares with levels a

Crops, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Downgrades likely for Alberta crops

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries September 13, 2018

CNS Canada — Snow and wet weather through a large swath of northern and central Alberta are causing havoc for farmers and will likely put more feed grains into the market. But normal harvest price discounts are still not as great as expected, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. Feed grain prices

Grain Markets, Markets

Harvest uncertainty holds canola in sideways trench

StatsCan’s reports did little to move markets either way

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 13, 2018

ICE Futures canola contracts held within a rather narrow range during the week ended Sept. 7, with even a pair of Statistics Canada reports unable to break the market out of its sideways pattern. Prairie harvest operations are moving north, and weather conditions and yield reports will be followed closely for at least the next

Local news, Oilseeds

MCGA members offered free blackleg testing

Follow these steps to find out more about the genetics

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 12, 2018

The Manitoba Canola Growers is offering its members a free blackleg gene test. Better gene classification will help growers match blackleg-resistant canola varieties to races of the fungus found in the field. Members can qualify for one free test each. MCGA is offering the tests, which ordinarily cost $200, under the Pest Surveillance Initiative, which

Crops

A crop-by-crop rundown on sclerotinia control

Variety and fungicide are key for control, but for sunflowers there’s only one option — rotation

By Angela Lovell September 12, 2018

The good news is the hot, dry summer made sclerotinia somewhat scarce in canola fields this summer, but there was a minor downside — there weren’t many examples to show farmers attending a sclerotinia control session at this year’s Crops-A-Palooza, even in the inoculated demonstration plots at the Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre (CMCDC) here. But

Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Pressure builds on canola as yield outlooks vary

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News September 12, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE’s November canola futures look poised to continue chopping around between the $490-$500 per tonne mark, as uncertainty over yields in Western Canada sows seeds of doubt throughout the trade. “Yields that have been coming in suggest the crop will be bigger than the (Statistics Canada) estimate,” said Ken Ball of PI

Daily Network News

AAFC projects tighter canola stocks for 2026-27

U.S. buyers redirect imported fertilizer overseas as Iran war drives up global prices

Monarch electric tractor’s future in Canada unclear as Caterpillar takes over

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