There is skepticism in the trade towards the latest numbers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and those to come from Statistics Canada on Aug. 28, according to broker Ken Ball of Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.
Canola
ICE Canada Weekly: Little confidence in AAFC, StatCan reports
The growing threat of verticillium stripe
There’s still a lot unknown about the canola disease, says agronomist
Verticillium stripe is a growing threat for Canadian canola, and there are still few solutions for farmers to beat it back.
Canola price slide continues
Grain markets for Manitoba farmers: Canola price slide continues.
AAFC revise grain figures in August estimates
Days before Statistics Canada presents its monthly principal field crop estimates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released its estimates on Aug. 20, showing some changes to grains from the month before.
North American agriculture groups ask US, Canadian governments to stop rail strike
Nearly three dozen North American agriculture groups, in a joint letter to the U.S. and Canadian governments today, urged action to avoid a rail stoppage.
Saskatchewan harvest underway amid hot and dry weather
Pasture conditions in much of Saskatchewan were diminishing due to the hot and dry conditions. While sporadic rainfall in north and east parts of the province will benefit later seeded crops as they mature, but came too late for early seeded crops.
ICE canola weekly: Dropping with soy complex
The ICE Futures canola market fell sharply lower during the week ended Aug. 14, hitting its lowest levels since 2020 as rising soybean production estimates out of the United States weighed on values.
Combining underway in Manitoba
The harvesting of fall cereals was well underway in Manitoba, according to the province’s latest crop report released on Aug. 13. Manitoba Agriculture said 39 per cent of the fall rye and 17 per cent of the winter wheat had been combined.
Fall scouting for canola fungus
Harvest is the time to measure sclerotinia infection
What blackleg and sclerotinia do to canola, and how you can scout for them or prevent them.
Flow of canola oil to U.S. set to hit record in 2024
American biofuel producers in the first four months of the year imported Canadian canola oil at record pace, and the flow seems set to continue for now according to analysis from Farm Credit Canada. Canada exported nearly 1.4 million tonnes of refined and crude canola oil to the U.S. from January to April.
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