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The Chinese/canola puzzle
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The Chinese/canola puzzle

What’s really behind the canola ban?

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Huawei, dockage or both? When it comes to China’s strategy on Canadian canola seed it’s anyone’s guess to which takes precedence. “Who knows how much weight is given to the dockage issue,” Canadian Canola Growers Association president and CEO Rick White said in an interview March 31. “I think they just want to control it.
Ray Redfern, of Redfern Farm Services, says there will be more than a few things to juggle this spring.
Crops, News, Other

Suppliers, farmers worry about COVID-19 impact on crop inputs

Producers may find the pandemic has added some complications to their spring supply chain

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Despite being assured the border is open for business, local growers and input suppliers are still anxious about spring inputs — and the lack of field work last fall isn’t helping. Little fertilizer made it to the field last fall, now informally dubbed the “harvest from hell.” Field work fell to the wayside as wet
Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Crops, Markets

February’s oilseed crush lower than January’s

Canola, soybean crush down on month, StatsCan reports

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MarketsFarm — As has often been the case, February 2020’s oilseed crush was lower than January’s, according to Statistics Canada’s latest report released Thursday. More than 812,600 tonnes of canola were crushed in February, down 4.9 per cent from January. Also, there were 144,260 tonnes of soybeans crushed in February, for a drop of 10.7
Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly stronger
Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly stronger

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MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly stronger during the week ended Thursday, with gains observed in CWRS and CPSR wheats, while durum saw small losses. Average CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up $2 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points
A corn crop west of Grunthal, Man. on Aug. 17, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

USDA raises corn, soy, wheat supply outlook

Ending stocks expected up on slowing export demand

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Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department raised its outlook for domestic supplies of corn on Thursday on expectations for reduced usage by ethanol producers, as demand for the alternative fuel has been cratering due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The government also bumped up its wheat and soybean ending stocks view
Fresh snowfall in Winnipeg’s Fort Rouge area on April 8, 2020. (GFM Staff)
Crops, Weather

Cold spring weather expected for Prairies

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MarketsFarm — Temperatures in the Prairie provinces are expected to be colder than average this spring. “There’s no indication that temperatures will be above normal,” said Bruce Burnett, director of markets and weather for MarketsFarm in Winnipeg. Low temperatures will likely cause issues for seeding in areas of the Prairies that have received late-spring snowstorms.
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Pandemic to delay StatsCan’s agriculture reports

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MarketsFarm — Farmers, commodity traders and market analysts will have to wait a while for agriculture-related reports from Statistics Canada in 2020. The main reason for the delay is the COVID-19 pandemic, said John Seay, an analyst with StatsCan’s agriculture, energy, environment and transportation statistics branch in Ottawa. “Given the COVID-19 outbreak, senior management is
Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Strong demand supports prices

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MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices on the Prairies have been stronger, and well supported by strong demand. Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in Lethbridge said strong feed barley prices were due to an uptick in exports from the Prairie provinces. “That provided a nice support to the price floor,” he said, noting market participants had previously

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