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Statistics Canada is set to publish its principal field crop areas report on March 11. That will provide a better idea of what farmers are planning to sow in 2024.
Grain Markets, Markets

Lane change from downhill to bumpy road

StatCan’s March 11 report will signal seeding intentions for 2024

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As February winds down, canola has altered its course. Instead of the dreary downward trend that gave little joy, the oilseed is headed toward a bumpy road. Like frost boils and potholes marking roads throughout the Prairies, canola began facing a future of ups and downs last week. While the Intercontinental Exchange saw a short-lived
frost on soybeans
Grain Markets, Markets

Do canola and soy need relationship counselling?

Expert's Radar: Watching the interplay of influences can keep your marketing plan from divorcing reality

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In any relationship, the actions of one party have an influence on the other, and the space between two objects is sometimes as important as the objects themselves. Nowhere is this more true than in grain markets. Old/new crop spread The spread, or difference between two futures months of the same commodity, can provide insight
The canola sector is positioning itself to take advantage of an anticipated boom in renewable fuel.
News, Oilseeds

Canola sector predicts biofuel boom 

Renewable fuels could give canola demand ‘unprecedented’ growth 

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The biofuels industry could drive canola demand into uncharted territory in the coming decade, says one industry expert.  “The capacity of crush could grow from 11.3 million metric tonnes today to 18 million metric tonnes in three or four years,” said Chris Vervaet, executive director of the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.  Why it matters: The
Farm margins like squeezing profits from a dry sponge
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Farm margins like squeezing profits from a dry sponge

High costs and low commodity prices lead to return of tight margins

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Farmers can expect tighter margins for the foreseeable future, says Manitoba Agriculture farm management specialist Darren Bond. “This is not 2022 or even the early parts of 2023; this is a return to historic-type margins,” said Bond. “I think that profit is still attainable for this upcoming year but we’re going to have to work
Port of Manila, Philippines. Photo: Tupungato/iStock/Getty Images
Markets

MacAulay opens Indo-Pacific ag office

Moment 'pivotal' for the hog sector, Canadian Pork Council says

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The Canadian Pork Council joined federal ag minister Lawrence MacAulay in Manila, Philippines, to open Canada's first Indo-Pacific agriculture office, it said today, calling the opening a "pivotal moment" for the Canadian pork sector.
Festive spirit misses grain markets
Grain Markets, Markets

Festive spirit misses grain markets

Expert’s Radar: While Brazil buzzed with Carnival, estimates discouraged grain and oilseed markets

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Brazilians were enjoying their most popular holiday of the year as this column went to print, celebrating Carnival with parties, parades, music, samba dancing and an all-around good time. Farmers there hopefully had a chance to partake in the festivities but were likely busy on their fields as well. Soybeans Brazil is the world’s largest

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