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Corn exports expected down in AAFC’s October outlook

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on Friday issued its October outlook for principal field crops, with some revisions compared to the September report. One of the most notable numbers from AAFC was the drop in 2019-20 corn exports, which were estimated to be about 1.5 million tonnes, over 20 per cent less compared

Crops

AAFC raises 2019-20 canola, wheat ending stocks

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 24, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadian ending stocks of canola and wheat will be larger than earlier thought, according to updated supply/demand tables Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released late Friday. AAFC raised its canola ending stocks estimate for 2019-20 to a record 4.5 million tonnes, up from the August estimate of 3.775 million and the upwardly-revised 2018-19 level

Green Party leader Elizabeth May walks off the set past moderator Paul Wells (l), Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh after the Maclean’s/Citytv leaders’ debate in Toronto on Sept. 12, 2019. (Pool photo: Frank Gunn via Reuters)

Markets

Election 2019: Ag groups want the parties to pay attention

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — Two major national farm organizations want the political parties to pay more attention to agriculture as the federal election continues. However, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and the National Farmers Union (NFU) have somewhat different takes as to what they see as paramount. “It’s really important that we uphold the quality of

Canada's exports of major crops reached 44.6 million tonnes, up from 41.9 million in 2017-18.

News

New record for Canadian crop exports in 2018-19

By Allan Dawson September 5, 2019

trade It came despite a huge drop in canola seed export,  which record wheat sales helped offset

Canada exported a record 44.6 million tonnes of major crops when the 2018-19 crop year ended July 31, up six per cent from the previous record of 41.9 set last crop year, according to Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) statistics. “If there is potential for profit farmers will grow the crop,” Keystone Agricultural Producers president Bill

Grain Markets, Markets

Little to shake canola from being range-bound

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 3, 2019

Despite two reports over the last 10 days, there hasn’t been anything significant enough to shake canola from being range-bound. As the markets waited with breath held for the latest supply-and-demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released August 12, there was speculation the report would have a strong spillover effect on

ICE November 2019 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trade’s eyes on StatsCan report

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 21, 2019

MarketsFarm — Although Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released its production forecast Wednesday, markets are focused on next week’s production report from Statistics Canada — a survey-based report which should provide a clearer picture of what’s to come. AAFC’s August report kept the canola production estimate at July’s 18.575 million tonnes. “Maybe we’ll see if

Crops, Markets

Canada boosts 2019-20 wheat production estimate

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 21, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadian wheat production in 2019-20 is forecast to come in at 500,000 tonnes above an earlier forecast, according to updated supply/demand tables released Wednesday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Wheat ending stocks were also raised in the report, while adjustments to the canola tables led a slight reduction to the still record-large carryout

Crops

Federal report expects canola output down, wheat up

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — Expectations for canola production in Canada were revised downward Friday by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). AAFC has now estimated Canadian farmers will produce 18.575 million tonnes of canola in 2019, down about 8.7 per cent from its previous estimate. Earlier this week, MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett predicted canola production would be down

Crops, Weather

Rain gives farmers relief, for now, from three-year drought

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel June 25, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — With drought turning Chad Ross’s pastures brown, the southeastern Saskatchewan rancher sent 140 head of cattle to slaughter earlier than usual this spring, as the Prairies’ three-year drought made them too expensive to feed. The ranch and feedlot near Estevan has lost money two straight years. Long-awaited rains that swept the

Vegetation growth index for the Prairie provinces compared to average as of May 26. (CCAP)

Crops, Weather

Canadian crop development behind average

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team June 4, 2019

MarketsFarm — Crop development is running behind average across much of Canada, with excessive moisture delaying seeding in Ontario and dryness slowing crop development across the Prairies. That’s according to the latest satellite data from the federal Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP), created in partnership between Statistics Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Crop development

Daily Network News

Canadian agriculture must be seen as growth sector: Blois

Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

Spain detects first swine fever cases outside initial Barcelona outbreak zone

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