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StatsCan’s canola forecast deemed supportive

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News August 31, 2018

CNS Canada — A summer of dryness and sizzling heat has apparently taken its toll on canola plants in many areas of Western Canada, according to the latest crop production estimate from Statistics Canada. In a survey compiled in the latter days of July and released Friday, Statistics Canada pegged canola production for 2018-19 at

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Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feedlots prepared for supply issues

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries August 30, 2018

CNS Canada — Many regions of the Prairies expect some feed shortages this year, but Alberta feedlots have plans ready to deal with those issues. Bryan Walton, CEO of the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association, said overall conditions appear decent, although producers in drier areas have silaged barley rather than wait for harvest because of lighter

Canada's grain export terminals can handle almost 19,000 cars a week, elevators say, but the rails say they'll deliver 8,000 a week combined in winter and 11,000 the rest of the year.

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Rail car shortfalls drag on sales, grain companies say

Grain companies say they can handle twice the number of rail cars they’re getting

By Allan Dawson August 30, 2018

Western Canada’s major grain companies say car shortfalls are seriously hampering their ability to make sales. In fact, they say they can handle twice as many rail cars during the first half of the crop year than what the railways intend to supply. “We don’t expect the railways to gear up to provide 18,750 rail

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy, wheat markets stabilizing

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

CNS Canada –– Corn, soybean and wheat markets at the Chicago Board of Trade are starting to stabilize after a wild week. “Obviously we’ve been down a little bit here this week. We’re recovering some here today, the wheat’s doing the biggest recovery of all,” said Jack Scoville of Price Futures Group in Chicago. Markets

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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as huge harvest looms

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 30, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Thursday on expectations of a massive U.S. harvest and worries about sluggish demand, traders said. Wheat futures fell on technical selling and profit-taking after Wednesday’s 3.5 per cent surge while corn futures were little changed. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures settled down 4-1/2 cents

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Questions remain over heat’s impact on 2018 yields

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News August 30, 2018

CNS Canada — Harvest came early for some crops in Western Canada this year. A few canola crops in Manitoba are already in the bin as warm temperatures and a lack of rain helped growers hit the fields quicker than other years. However, a hot and mostly dry summer on the Prairies has left many

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U.S. grains: Wheat soars on new rumours of Russian export curbs

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 3.5 per cent on Wednesday on technical buying and rumours that Russia might curb wheat exports, traders said. Soybeans and corn closed modestly higher, following wheat. Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat futures settled up 18-1/2 cents at $5.41-3/4 per bushel (all figures US$).

ICE’s ticker symbol on display at the ICE-owned New York Stock Exchange in March 2016. (Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola set to chop around bottom end of long-term range

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News August 29, 2018

CNS Canada — Contracts on the ICE Futures canola market are bracing for turbulence in coming days as trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. and a looming production report from Statistics Canada take centre stage. According to one analyst, these and other factors may play havoc with the Canadian dollar, which could send canola

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Respite from the ‘lady bugs?’

There were fewer aphids in Manitoba crops this year so Asian lady beetle populations should drop too

By Allan Dawson August 29, 2018

Those pesky Asian lady beetles, the bane of rural Manitoba homeowners, aren’t expected to be nearly as plentiful this fall because there haven’t been as many aphids for them to feed on, says Manitoba Agriculture entomologist John Gavloski. “The ladybird beetles were abundant last year because they had lots of food,” he said in an

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Pulse weekly outlook: Lower lentil yields predicted

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News August 28, 2018

CNS Canada — After a year of market woes for lentils, it looks as though the Saskatchewan lentil yield won’t be the best either. “I think overall we would be expecting lentil yields lower than average this year, but it’s hard at this point to put a figure or a number on that,” said Carl

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Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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StatsCan’s canola forecast deemed supportive

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feedlots prepared for supply issues

Rail car shortfalls drag on sales, grain companies say

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy, wheat markets stabilizing

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as huge harvest looms

Questions remain over heat’s impact on 2018 yields

U.S. grains: Wheat soars on new rumours of Russian export curbs

ICE weekly outlook: Canola set to chop around bottom end of long-term range

Respite from the ‘lady bugs?’

Pulse weekly outlook: Lower lentil yields predicted

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