Manitoba yields are exceeding Statistics Canada expectations, including the possibility of record soybean yields and a barley crop that blows forecast estimations out of the water.
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Manitoba yields exceed expectations
Recent yield estimates rose above Statistics Canada forecasts
Canola runs into resistance
Chinese stimulus boosted markets but now they’re out of gas
Chinese stimulus boosted canola markets, but now they’re out of gas
Saskatchewan crop report: Harvest nearly complete
Combining in Saskatchewan is virtually complete with the provincial report putting the harvest at 97 per cent finished overall. That's a gain of six points during the week ended Oct. 7, as parts of the province contended with rain delays.
Gene testing for blackleg race: How useful is it to the farmer really?
Matching races of blackleg to resistant genes in canola varieties has been praised as a more precise way for growers to beat blackleg, but is it all it’s made out to be?
Matching races of blackleg to resistant genes in canola varieties has been praised as a more precise way for growers to beat blackleg, but is it all it's made out to be?
ICE canola weekly outlook: Rising market hits resistance
The ICE Futures canola market climbed to its highest levels in two months to start October, but ran into resistance and may now need an outside catalyst to continue the uptrend.
Manitoba crop report: Most of the harvest off the field
Combining in Manitoba advanced 12 points at 85 per cent complete for the week ended Oct. 7. While some crops made great amounts of progress, others did not. The largest gains were made in the province's soybean and flax harvests as they are up 41 points apiece at 70 and 61 per cent finished respectively.
Canola futures market climbs higher
Canola prices find their footing again after hitting low point
Canola contract prices in the ICE Futures market climbed steadily higher during the first week of October.
Alberta harvest well ahead of five-year average
Progress hits 85 per cent complete
Harvest progress in Alberta reached 85 per cent complete as of Oct. 1, progressing 11 points on the week, according to the latest provincial crop report.
Eastern Canadian oilseeds to receive funding
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay has announced funding up to C$4.3 million over five years to the Eastern Canada Oilseed Development Alliance (ECODA).
High winds threaten later canola
Swaths were blowing Sept. 30, but most acres were already harvested
High winds sent remaining unharvested canola blowing, but experts say it would have been far worse if it had hit in previous weeks.
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