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Pulse, cereal crops see seeding progress across Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 12

By Manitoba Agriculture May 12, 2020

Southwest Region Cool and wet conditions were the norm last week. Moderate snowfall happened across much of the region, stalling all field activities for two days. Total precipitation was 2 to 10 mm in different areas. Snow melted quickly and producers were able to start some seeding again. Very cold overnight temperatures coupled with below

A green lentil crop in southeastern Saskatchewan on May 31, 2019. (Leeann Minogue photo)

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stabilize with seeding underway

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 12, 2020

MarketsFarm — Lentil bids in Western Canada may have come off their recent highs, but prices are still solid and should encourage more seeded area this spring. Increased demand tied to the COVID-19 pandemic gave lentil prices a boost in March, with the largest gains in red lentils which hit highs around the 32 cents/lb.

Buhler Industries’ plant at Willmar, Minn., which today makes Versatile high-clearance sprayers, will take up more product lines as the company shuts its Fargo, N.D. facility. (Versatile-ag.com)

Crops

Buhler to halt Farm King manufacturing at Fargo

Work to move to company's Minnesota plant

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 12, 2020

Farm equipment maker Buhler Industries plans to gather its U.S. manufacturing work into one plant in Minnesota this summer and halt operations at nearby Fargo, N.D. The Winnipeg company, whose product lines include Versatile tractors and sprayers and Farm King application, tillage and hay equipment, said Monday it’s “optimizing” its U.S. production to boost efficiency

Crops

Fuel, labour to pull grain freight cost indices lower

CP's share buybacks also a factor in its VRCPI

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 7, 2020

The numbers that decide how much revenue Canada’s big two railways get to keep from Prairie grain handling have been marked downward for the 2020-21 crop year. The Canadian Transportation Agency last week announced it will set the volume-related composite price index (VRCPI) at 1.4202 for Canadian National Railway (CN) and at 1.4205 for Canadian

Crops

Nutrien cuts 2020 forecast as corn demand, potash prices hit

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 7, 2020

Reuters — Fertilizer maker Nutrien said Wednesday it has seen limited impact from the COVID-19 outbreak, but cut its annual forecast as oil downturn hit corn demand and potash prices are hard-pressed outside North America. Biofuel producers have been hit by plummeting demand for gasoline and jet fuel after severe global travel restrictions were imposed

Crops, Markets

Trade estimates vary ahead of StatsCan’s acreage report

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — Opinions are wide-ranging on what Canadian farmers plan to plant in 2020, ahead of Statistics Canada’s first round of acreage estimates, due out Thursday. Prior to lockdown measures put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, StatsCan was scheduled to release its first principal field crops area report for 2020 on April 24.

Crop Report, Crops, News

Piecemeal approach to seeding begins in Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 5

By Manitoba Agriculture May 6, 2020

Southwest region Repeated rain showers fell during the week in most of the region. Rainfall varied from 0.5 to 6.5 mm. Overnight temperatures fell below zero, while single-digit daytime highs were the norm. Average soil temperature is normal to below normal range at this time. Some areas are too wet and water is standing in

Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports up on year

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian lentil exports are running well ahead of the year-ago level, according to the latest numbers. Canada exported 267,462 tonnes of lentils in March, the second-highest monthly total of the crop year to date and well above the 130,980 tonnes exported during the same month the previous year. The United Arab Emirates was

Crops, Markets

Thunder Bay sees increased port traffic to start season

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team May 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — The Port of Thunder Bay reports “a surge in grain throughput” as the global COVID-19 pandemic has led to tight grain supplies in some countries and an increase in demand. Grain moved through Thunder Bay, on the northern shore of Lake Superior, is loaded onto “laker” vessels that transport to North American destinations

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea acreage expected lower

By GFM Network News May 1, 2020

MarketsFarm — High global prices in the 2017-18 marketing year caused a global spike in chickpea production in 2018. It’s since taken a while for consumers to “chew through supplies,” which has put pressure on prices, according to Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodities. In a kabuli chickpea global outlook webinar hosted by the Global Pulse

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Pulses

Pulse, cereal crops see seeding progress across Manitoba

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils stabilize with seeding underway

Buhler to halt Farm King manufacturing at Fargo

Fuel, labour to pull grain freight cost indices lower

Nutrien cuts 2020 forecast as corn demand, potash prices hit

Trade estimates vary ahead of StatsCan’s acreage report

Piecemeal approach to seeding begins in Manitoba

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports up on year

Thunder Bay sees increased port traffic to start season

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea acreage expected lower

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