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Farmer Brian Derksen seeds wheat on May 2, 2017 near Miami, Man., about 80 km south of Portage la Prairie. (Screengrab from Allan Dawson video)

Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — As Canadian farmers start thinking about what to plant next spring, global trade patterns and weather will play into decision making. “It’s very difficult to decide where this all is going. That obviously also has implications on where the futures prices go and what signals the farmers are taking from that,” said

Crops, Pulses

AGT’s privatization to proceed

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — AGT Food and Ingredients has announced a definitive agreement to take the publicly-traded Saskatchewan pulse and durum processing and export firm private. If all conditions are met, the deal is expected to go through in the first quarter of 2019. The buyer group, including AGT CEO Murad Al-Katib, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

Crops, Markets, Weather

December StatsCan report could vary from years past

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — After this fall’s long, drawn-out harvest, some analysts predict Statistics Canada’s final Production of Principal Field Crops numbers could vary from the usual pattern. StatsCan’s report, due out Thursday, is a “very uncertain” report “because that was probably one of the most bizarre falls we’ve ever had on the Prairies,” said Ken

Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)

Crops, Markets

Total Canadian grain exports running well ahead of average

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 30, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian canola exports may be slightly behind the year-ago pace, but wheat movement is very strong and total crop exports to-date are running well ahead of average for this time of year, according to the latest statistics from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). Canada exported 219,800 tonnes of canola during the week

Crops, News

Doing the math on intercropping

Rocket science starts to look easy when farmers delve into the complexity of this system

By Alexis Stockford November 29, 2018

On the surface intercropping is a simple idea — grow two crops together in one field and take advantage of the synergies that result. Proponents say it helps build the farm’s bottom line and soil health while lowering dependence on expensive inputs. But underneath that simple idea is an array of complicated decisions and compounding

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Volatility likely to linger

By Laura Rance-Unger November 15, 2018

When you are as dependent on exports as Canadian farmers, the ability to weather volatile markets has to be part of the business plan. The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance says Canada exports half of the beef and cattle produced, 70 per cent of its soybeans, 70 per cent of its pork production, 75 per cent

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: India seen becoming a pulse buyer again

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 15, 2018

CNS Canada — After a year that saw India drop off the map as a pulse importer, some industry officials expect we could soon see India re-enter the market. “Seeding is going down, the monsoons are weak. So definitely they will need to import. I see that in the next few months we will start

Roquette hopes pea acreage will increase in Manitoba, but the financial incentive will need to be there for farmers in order to dedicate the acres.
Photo: File/Lisa Guenther

Pulses

Construction resumes at Portage pea plant

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 7, 2018

CNS Canada – More than a year after the ground breaking ceremony was held for Roquette’s pea-processing plant at Portage la Prairie, Man., construction resumed on it at the end of October. According to a company spokesperson construction was halted last spring “to adjust and fine tune the project.” ”We took the opportunity to include

Crops, Markets

Some optimism for peas, lentils not invited for the ride

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries October 30, 2018

CNS Canada — Lentil growers hoping to see a light at the end of the current tunnel of low prices and restricted markets will likely be disappointed for some time. However, farmers with peas might see better market conditions over the course of the shipping year because of the United States-China trade war. “For our

Soybeans getting one step closer to the bin in Western Manitoba in October 2018. Photo: Greg Berg

Crops, Weather

Weather weighed on 2018 Manitoba crop year

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 30, 2018

CNS Canada – Conditions were variable across Manitoba throughout the 2018 growing season, according to the provincial crop report released Oct. 29. As of Oct. 29, provincially 97 per cent of the total crop was harvested. Crops completely finished include winter wheat, fall rye, field pea and dry bean. The spring wheat, barley, oat and

Daily Network News

Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say

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How farmers can manage stress, anxiety during spring seeding

Peas

Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres

AGT’s privatization to proceed

December StatsCan report could vary from years past

Total Canadian grain exports running well ahead of average

Doing the math on intercropping

Editorial: Volatility likely to linger

Pulse weekly outlook: India seen becoming a pulse buyer again

Construction resumes at Portage pea plant

Some optimism for peas, lentils not invited for the ride

Weather weighed on 2018 Manitoba crop year

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