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It’s the little details in DIY, and in canola markets
There can often be lots of small parts to keep track of
Prairie feed market remains under pressure
U.S. corn imports adding to lack of demand for domestic barley
Feed grain markets in Western Canada remain under pressure, with end users well covered and farmers still sitting on large amounts of unpriced grain.
Mixed activity in grain markets
From Latin American harvest to AAFC estimates, many factors affected markets
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
St. Lawrence Seaway sees increased tonnage in 2023
The seaway saw the longest scheduled shipping season in history
Cargo movement through the St. Lawrence Seaway was up by more than 3.4 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year, with nearly 38 million tonnes of cargo moved through the binational system, according to a joint report from the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLMC) and the United States Great Lakes St. Lawrence Development Corporation (GLS).
Warm seasonal outlook across country
Precipitation expected to be normal across most of Canada
Warmer than normal temperatures are expected to continue across all of Canada through the next three months, according to the latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment and Climate Change Canada, released Jan. 31.
India looking at large lentil crop, but pulses down overall
Delayed onset of northeast monsoon slowed harvests, shortened planting window
India may be looking at a record large red lentil crop in 2023/24, although poor monsoon rains are expected to cut into total pulse area and production, according to reports out of the country.
Grain markets slowly eroding
Expert’s Radar: There’s little supporting most grain and oilseed futures at the moment
Prices may keep rising at the grocery store, but the general trend in all of the major grains and oilseeds continues to grind lower, with mid-January wheat bids hitting some of their weakest levels of the past few years. World supplies: Wheat is grown around the world, and supplies are more than sufficient to meet
Large fund short position in canola edges lower
Net short position in soybeans grew to its largest level in nearly four years
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).
ICE canola weekly outlook: Market stabilizing, but for how long?
Domestic crushers running at full capacity but export demand lacking
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.
Only minor acreage shifts expected for most Canadian crops in 2024
Major pulse crop acres expected to rise; canola, wheat expected to dip slightly
Early planting estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada called for only minor adjustments to most major crops grown in the country in 2024, with reductions in wheat, canola and barley acres, and increases in oats and pulses.
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