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ICE weekly outlook: Canola facing uncertainty

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in more than three months during the week ended Wednesday, but could still have more room to the downside given the general sense of global trade uncertainty. “Every commodity trader in North America or globally is scared to death right now,” said

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Crops get a lift from warm temperatures, seeding virtually complete

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for June 11

By Manitoba Agriculture June 12, 2018

Seeding progress is estimated as 99 per cent complete across Manitoba. Seeding is complete in the Central, Eastern, and Interlake regions, with small amounts remaining in the Southwest and Northwest regions. Precipitation was limited in most parts of the province, with the exception being parts of Southwest and Northwest. Most areas could use additional precipitation.

Local news, Oilseeds

Ideal flea beetle weather hits canola fields hard

Flea beetle damage has been enough to tip the scales for some producers considering reseeding their canola

By Alexis Stockford June 11, 2018

Canola growers are reaching for the insecticide or, in some cases, extra seed after a spring that has been friendly for the flea beetles, but less than optimal for the crop. Justine Cornelsen, western Manitoba agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, says she has heard some farmers intending to reseed after their first

Flea beetles are present in Manitoba canola fields every year, but this year’s infestation is worse than usual.

Crops, Local news

Worst year ever for flea beetles?

June 10 is the deadline for full crop insurance coverage in Canola Area 2

By Allan Dawson June 8, 2018

If you think flea beetles are worse this year, you’re not alone. “I haven’t done formal surveying, but I feel pretty confident in saying yes, it is absolutely worse this year,” Angela Brackenreed, the Canola Council of Canada’s eastern Manitoba agronomy specialist, said June 7. “From my personal experience, not that I am long in

ICE Futures Canada’s head office in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

Canola technicals turn bearish

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 7, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts settled at their weakest levels in nearly three months on Thursday, with more room to the downside as the technical bias has shifted lower. After hitting contract highs within the past two weeks, the canola market has found itself in a steady downtrend. The nearby July contract

horizontal image of five round steel grain bins sitting in a yellow canola field under a very cloudy sky in the summer.

Grain Markets, Markets

Trade spats drag on canola as weather worries subside

The winter wheat harvest could pressure wheat for now

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 7, 2018

Much-needed rain fell across large areas of Western Canada during the week ended June 1, weighing on canola prices as traders took some of the weather premiums out of the market and farmers became more willing sellers. Chart-based selling added to the declines, as canola backed away from major upside resistance. The July contract had

Dried Ear of Cereal crop in studio isolated against white background.

News

Proposal says end MRE, wheat grading

The North American Grain Grading Group says both get in the way of efficient markets

By Allan Dawson June 7, 2018

Scrapping the maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) and grain grading will make western Canadian grain farmers more competitive, according to the North American Grain Grading Group (NAGGG). It’s a big change, but don’t call it radical, Mary-Jane Bennett, a transportation consultant and NAGGG supporter, said in a phone interview May 30. “What they’re saying is that

News

Grain industry has other priorities

By Allan Dawson June 7, 2018

Western Canada’s checkoff-funded wheat commissions didn’t have much to say about a proposal to end the maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) and the grain-grading system when asked for comment last week. “Our directors are busy seeding so we haven’t discussed it,” Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association general manager Pam de Rocquigny said in an interview

Crops, Local news

Flea beetles, cutworm numbers cause for concern

Manitoba Insect & Disease Update for June 6, 2018

By Manitoba Agriculture June 7, 2018

Diseases: No disease incidents reported this week. Insects: Flea beetles and cutworms continue to be the main insect concerns. Flea beetles are a concern in many canola fields and foliar insecticide applications are occurring in many areas. There has also been some reseeding of canola because of flea beetle feeding. Now that cutworms are getting larger and their feeding more prominent, some economic populations have been

Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Canola braces for turbulence

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News June 7, 2018

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market could go on a choppy ride this summer as weather challenges and the topsy-turvy world of international trade battles threaten to fill the next few months with volatility. “Particularly in the summer months, Trump issues and weather issues will be the primary drivers; both are hard

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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