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Canola swaths in southern Saskatchewan, August 2023.

It’s the little details in DIY, and in canola markets

There can often be lots of small parts to keep track of

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 5, 2024

My ‘ancient’ five-year-old smartphone works perfectly fine for everything I need it to do, but the battery stopped holding a charge for more than a few hours. Faced with a $100 service charge for replacing the battery or the option of doing it myself for $20, I opted for the latter. The new battery I

Any two, three, four or five per cent that you can get in terms of efficiency, in terms of productivity, will help on the bottom line, because there’s a multiplicative effect when it comes to lowering your costs...” – J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada.

News, Other

Economic hurdles ahead for farmers

FCC projects sliding revenue fortunes, maintains long-term optimism

By Jeff Melchior February 1, 2024

A prominent Canadian ag lender is projecting a 4.8 per cent decline in farm cash receipts in 2024, thanks in part to a softening market. Consequently, its leading economist is urging producers to find any way to save money. “In this environment, I do think that management skills are absolutely critical,” said J.P. Gervais, vice-president

In the U.S. the seasonal ‘battle for acres’ between soybeans and corn could be heating up.

Grain Markets, Markets

Mixed activity in grain markets

From Latin American harvest to AAFC estimates, many factors affected markets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 1, 2024

Activity was mixed in the North American grain and oilseed markets during the last full week of January, as traders were busy looking for direction from South America, where Brazil was in its early stages of harvesting its soybean crop and seeding its next corn crop. The looming influx of recently harvested Brazilian soybeans may

Markets

ICE Canada weekly outlook: Canola continues to be bearish

Keep close eye on upcoming stocks as of Dec. 31 Stat Can report, says analyst

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 1, 2024

Despite farmer selling there remained little doubt that the canola market was bearish during the week ended Jan. 31, according to analyst Jerry Klassen of Resilient Commodity Analysis in Winnipeg.

“If these cost estimates hold going forward, and there’s reason to believe that they will, soybeans will remain a relatively low-input crop.” – Daryl Domitruk, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers.

News, Oilseeds

The future of Western Canadian soybeans

Northern soybean seminar looks to profitability on the Prairies

By Jonah Grignon January 31, 2024

There are challenges to expanding soybean production to Western Canada, but many, including Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk, see the potential for growth. Domitruk was among the speakers at the second Northern Soybean Summit, hosted virtually by Soy Canada in December. Contributors from throughout the value chain discussed the future of

Markets

Large fund short position in canola edges lower

Net short position in soybeans grew to its largest level in nearly four years

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 29, 2024

Managed money fund traders only made small adjustments to their large net short position in canola futures during the week ended Jan. 23, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Grain Markets, Markets

Not much excitement in canola markets

There’s not much moving canola either up or down these days

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 25, 2024

There’s simply not much of an upside to canola futures right now. At best, the oilseed is destined to remain rangebound, perhaps until the trade has a good handle on what spring planting on the Canadian Prairies could be like. Another idea is canola will shift back and forth until the United States Department of

Crops, Markets

ICE canola weekly outlook: Market stabilizing, but for how long?

Domestic crushers running at full capacity but export demand lacking

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 24, 2024

ICE Futures canola contracts continued to show some modest strength during the week ended Jan. 24, as the market stabilized above the lows hit earlier in the month. However, whether the uptrend continues or canola retreats to fresh lows remains to be seen.

Crops, News

VIDEO: Beating back flea beetle pressure

This insect foe need not get the upper hand in your canola crop

By Greg Berg January 24, 2024

Canola being the high-value crop that it is, it’s easy to understand the anxiety for growers when flea beetles begin making a meal of plants that are freshly emerged from the soil. At Manitoba Ag Days last week, Chris Manchur, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, spoke about the major pest pressures in

Crops, News

VIDEO: Crops versus their pest insects

Grasshoppers, flea beetles and what other bugs to watch for in 2024

By Greg Berg January 24, 2024

No matter what crop you grow, producers have that unwilling relationship with pest insects. So as Manitoba growers head into this year’s growing season, which bugs should you prepare to deal with in your fields this year? Manitoba Agriculture entomologist John Gavloski spoke at St. Jean Farm Days on Jan. 10 to remind attendees which

Daily Network News

CBOT Weekly: Additional soybean purchases strengthen U.S. soy

Trump, Xi discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, U.S. relations

ICE weekly: China, soy complex lift canola prices

Canola