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Traders look to new crop following StatsCan stocks estimates

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 6, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian canola stocks were relatively tight at the close of the 2016-17 crop year, which should be underpinning the market as the trade works to get a better handle on new-crop production. In a report released Wednesday, Statistics Canada pegged Canadian canola supplies as of July 31 at 1.35 million tonnes, compared

Crop Report, Crops, Local news, Weather

Cereal harvest making good progress, flax, soybean harvests take off

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 5

By Manitoba Agriculture September 5, 2017

Harvest continues across the province with good progress being made in cereal crops and canola. Flax, soybeans, and edible beans are starting to be harvested. Yield reports to date: barley 75-120 bu/acre, oat 90-190 bu/acre, spring wheat 55-100 bu/acre, field pea 50-90 bu/acre, canola 40-65 bu/acre, flax 35-45 bu/acre, pinto bean 1800-2000 lb/acre, cranberry bean

Crops, Markets

StatsCan production survey timing likely to skew results

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 29, 2017

CNS Canada — Production of Canada’s major crops is generally expected to be down on the year after an adverse growing season in many areas. However, actual production may not end up as low as the estimates set to be released by Statistics Canada on Thursday, due to the timing of the survey. The survey

Crop Report, Crops, Local news

Winter cereals, pea crop harvest nearly complete, canola harvest continues

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 28

By Manitoba Agriculture August 28, 2017

Rain fell throughout the province, but most areas received limited amounts. Rain is still needed in late season crops and on pastures. Winter cereal and pea harvest is complete in most areas. Harvest continues in spring cereals and canola. To date, winter wheat yields range from 50 to 80 bu/acre, fall rye 75 to 110

A Whole Foods store in Omaha. (WholeFoodsMarket.com)

Markets

Whole Foods slashes prices on some produce

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen, Lisa Baertlein August 28, 2017

Los Angeles/Chicago | Reuters — On its first day as part of Amazon.com, organic grocery chain Whole Foods Market slashed prices on popular items like avocados and apples on Monday by a third as it bid to shake off its “Whole Paycheque” reputation for high prices. In another sign of changes to come, a display

Rachel Evans showcases flax plots at the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization site near Melita July 25.

Crops, Local news, Oilseeds

Flax agronomy in spotlight

Flax agronomy trials were one stop at WADO’s annual field day July 25

By Alexis Stockford August 28, 2017

Flax has become a rarer sight in Manitoba — covering only 85,000 acres last year, down from 125,000 in 2015 — but Rachel Evans, extension agronomist with the Flax Council of Canada, hopes more agronomic knowledge will help reverse that trend. Flax Council of Canada agronomy trials are now in their third year at sites

An early pasmo symptom is brown lesions on flax leaves.

Crops, Local news

Pasmo in flax every year, but severity varies

That makes decisions about applying a fungicide to protect the crop challenging sometimes

By Allan Dawson August 28, 2017

If you grow flax in Manitoba, it will have pasmo. The fungal disease, also known as Septoria linicola, can be found in every western Canadian flax field, every year. But the severity varies, making it tricky for farmers to decide whether to apply a fungicide, says Rachel Evans, the Flax Council of Canada’s extension agronomist.

A Whole Foods storefront in New York City. (WholeFoodsMarket.com)

Markets

Amazon to cut Whole Foods prices amid intense grocery turf war

By GFM Network News, Lisa Baertlein August 24, 2017

Reuters — Amazon.com said Thursday it will cut prices on a range of popular goods as it completes its acquisition of Whole Foods Market, sending shares of rival grocers tumbling over fears of even more brutal market share battles. Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods, which won antitrust approval from U.S. regulators on Wednesday,

A Whole Foods Market store in San Francisco. (WholeFoodsMarket.com)

U.S. FTC clears Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods

By GFM Network News August 23, 2017

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it has cleared Amazon.com’s planned US$13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market. The FTC said in a statement that it had reviewed whether the deal would substantially lessen competition or constituted an unfair method of competition and opted not to pursue its investigation

Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Fair weather quickly advances crops, winter cereal harvest nearly complete

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 21

By Manitoba Agriculture August 21, 2017

Warm temperatures continue to advance crops quickly. Rain fell throughout the province, but most areas received limited amounts and more is still needed. Harvest of winter cereals and peas is nearing completion. Spring cereal harvest continues, and canola is starting to be harvested in the central region. Haying continues, but in dry areas there is

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans continue gains on Trump’s China comments

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher on tight supply

Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner

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