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Crops, Markets

April grain deliveries see increases all around

Barley deliveries up sharply

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MarketsFarm –– Producer deliveries of major grains last month were up nearly 40 per cent when compared to April 2022, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). In April 2023 more than 3.44 million tonnes of grain were delivered, versus 2.46 million a year ago. The uptick in deliveries continued to demonstrate the sizeable harvest farmers reaped
"It is a chance to showcase that, as well as being working landscapes and being a critical part of farms in Manitoba and on the Prairies, that these particular ecosystems are incredibly valuable and we need to continue to build attention around them.”
News

Rangelands to get global spotlight

2026 will be the UN International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, and local forage advocates are glad to see it

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Peas, lentils and beans got a big boost to their public profile thanks to the UN’s International Year of Pulses in 2016. Soils got a similar treatment a year earlier. In 2026, it will be all about grazed land. WHY IT MATTERS: Grassland habitat has been quickly disappearing on the Canadian Prairies and conservation groups
u of alberta research plots
News, Other

Long-term plot experiment yields new insights

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RESEARCH Ninety-year-old rotations show compounding nature of systemic production changes

When one part of an agricultural system is changed, the effects are frequently found in unexpected places. For example, the earliest no-till farmers were hoping for soil conservation benefits. Research now shows fields in long-term no-till require less fertilizer. Miles Dyck, a University of Alberta soil scientist, provided that information at the Manitoba Agronomists’ Conference
The Verkhovna Rada building, home to Ukraine’s parliament, in Kiev. (Cia.gov)
Livestock

Ukraine lifts barriers to exports of some farm goods

Export licenses were in place to maintain domestic supplies

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Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine has removed barriers to the export of some agricultural commodities, imposed last year to prevent food shortages, in a bid to boost foreign currency income, its government said on Tuesday. The country introduced export licences in 2022 to protect food supplies after agricultural production was hit by Russia’s invasion. While
FIle photo of a welcome sign at North Dakota’s southern state line. (Solange_Z/E+/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: North Dakota corn growers switch to soy, sunflower

'Tough day in the markets' as Black Sea deal extended

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MarketsFarm — Faced with a late start due to wet conditions, North Dakota farmers are changing their spring planting plans. They’re switching from corn to crops such as soybeans and sunflowers, according to analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo. “Guys just started rolling here on [May 14 and 15] fairly heavy. There was
Figure 1: Seeding progression in 2023 compared to previous years.
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Seeding progress behind five-year average, soybean, canola seen lagging

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 1 (week 20)

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Weekly Provincial Summary  Precipitation was variable across agro–Manitoba from May 8 to 14 with values ranging from 0 to 48.9 mm. Mid-week rains brought the highest observed precipitation to the Northwest and Southwest regions. Climate normals for total accumulated precipitation from May 1 to May 14 range from 13.1 to 29.2 mm and are based
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Crops, Markets

Latest StatCan stocks report ‘least important of them all’

Wheat, canola numbers not expected to have significant impact on markets

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MarketsFarm — For MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville, there was little in the latest Statistics Canada (StatCan) grain stocks report that would budge the markets. “When I look at the run of StatCan reports that we get through the year, whether they’re acreage, production or ending stocks, this report in May is the least important
Markets, News

Survey says…

The numbers we’re seeing may need an asterisk, for various reasons

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Back in my university days, I had a part-time job conducting market research surveys on evenings and weekends. “On a scale of one to seven, how satisfied are you with the flavour of x-brand toothpaste?” or “In the past month, have you heard any beer ads on the radio?” That kind of thing. It could
Market sensitivities require farmers to carefully manage certain crop protection products to protect trade.
News

Complex patchwork of global MRLs makes vigilance important

Latest Keep It Clean list highlights trade risks to grain sector

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A consortium of commodity organizations is once again reminding growers to be aware of crop protection products and their potential impact on trade. Keep It Clean is a joint initiative of the Canola Council of Canada, the Prairie Oat Growers Association, Cereals Canada and Pulse Canada. It just released the annual list of crop protection
File photo of a barley seedling. (SusanHSmith/iStock/Getty Images)
Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grain area to increase this year

Oats area expected to be reduced

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MarketsFarm — Early signs point to increased Canadian feed grain production in 2023-24, with record corn acreage intentions and increases in both barley and wheat area on the year, according to the latest estimates from Statistics Canada. Planted corn area in the country is forecast at 3.725 million acres in 2023, which would be up

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