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Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea area to drop back to ‘normal’

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 29, 2019

Canadian chickpea acres are expected to return to more normal levels in 2019, after a sizeable jump in 2018. However, while prices are off the highs that drove 2018 seeding intentions, they still could have some room to the upside over the next few months. After seeding 442,900 acres of chickpeas in 2018, Canadian farmers

Crops, Markets

Opinions differ on quinoa prices in 2019

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 13, 2018

CNS Canada — There are opposing views on what will happen with Canadian quinoa prices in 2019. One buyer believes the specialty crop will increase a few cents per pound; another believes the price will slightly decrease in the New Year. Dan Boulton of NorQuin at Saskatoon said there is a world shortage of quinoa,

Fall rye flowering in south-central Manitoba. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Weather

Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 7, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s good and bad news when it comes to winter cereal acreage in Western Canada. Winter wheat acres in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are down this fall, while acreage in Alberta increased, and fall rye acres in all provinces rose. “I think a lot of the guys that were growing winter wheat have

Farmer Brian Derksen seeds wheat on May 2, 2017 near Miami, Man., about 80 km south of Portage la Prairie. (Screengrab from Allan Dawson video)

Crops

Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — As Canadian farmers start thinking about what to plant next spring, global trade patterns and weather will play into decision making. “It’s very difficult to decide where this all is going. That obviously also has implications on where the futures prices go and what signals the farmers are taking from that,” said

Crops, Weather

Cold, wet weather delays Prairie sunflower harvest

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 24, 2018

CNS Canada — For sunflowers it was a tough year that began with dry conditions at seeding time, then more dry weather in July and August, only to be topped off by a cold, wet fall. The quality of sunflowers, however, is said to be pretty good in Western Canada. Darcelle Graham, executive director of

Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops

Canola prices vulnerable after StatsCan report

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News June 30, 2018

CNS Canada — The latest acreage report from Statistics Canada failed to surprise most investors in the market, but still could leave canola futures looking overpriced, according to a trader. “It certainly is a negative number,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg, referring to the agency’s estimate for canola. StatsCan’s report on Friday

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat sets two-week high

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures touched a two-week high above US$5 a bushel on Friday on reduced expectations for France’s harvest while corn prices rose on concerns over unfavourably hot U.S. crop weather. Soybean futures touched a one-week low after a bout of selling late in the trading session erased earlier gains. An

Crops, Markets

Canadian canola area likely above earlier projection

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 26, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers likely seeded more canola in 2018 than initial expectations, but industry participants generally expect to see only minor adjustments when Statistics Canada releases its latest acreage estimates on Friday. “Our idea is that the canola seeded area number is higher than initially reported,” said Jon Driedger of FarmLink Marketing Solutions.

Crops, Markets

Ample supply keeps oats under pressure

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 8, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian oat crops are in reasonably good shape following recent rains, though prices may find themselves under pressure as end-users are well covered for the time being. Farmers planned on seeding about 3.15 million acres of oats in the country in 2018, down only slightly from the 3.2 million seeded the previous

Chickpeas. (Grigorenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Large U.S. crop possible, despite reduced acres

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 23, 2018

CNS Canada — Farmers in the U.S. may have planted fewer pulse acres in 2018 compared to the previous year — but the reduction was likely not as large as forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A return to average yields would also still result in big supplies overall, after poor crops in 2017,

Daily Network News

U.S. finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27, cuts RINS for foreign feedstocks

U.S. corn planting seen down, soy acres up as Iran war inflates costs, analysts say

Producers affected by bovine TB receive extended tax deferral

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Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea area to drop back to ‘normal’

Opinions differ on quinoa prices in 2019

Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies

Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres

Cold, wet weather delays Prairie sunflower harvest

Canola prices vulnerable after StatsCan report

U.S. grains: Wheat sets two-week high

Canadian canola area likely above earlier projection

Ample supply keeps oats under pressure

Pulse weekly outlook: Large U.S. crop possible, despite reduced acres

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