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Trade estimates vary ahead of StatsCan’s acreage report

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — Opinions are wide-ranging on what Canadian farmers plan to plant in 2020, ahead of Statistics Canada’s first round of acreage estimates, due out Thursday. Prior to lockdown measures put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, StatsCan was scheduled to release its first principal field crops area report for 2020 on April 24.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Yearlings trade lower, calves ratchet higher

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 6, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $4-$6 lower; mid-weight feeder cattle traded $2 higher to $4 lower. Lighter calves and grassers were quite variable. In Alberta, these cattle ranged from unchanged to as much as $8 higher on average while in the eastern Prairie regions, calves traded $4 lower to $4 higher.

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, demand quiet

By GFM Network News April 17, 2020

MarketsFarm — Demand for feed grains has slowed down on the Prairies due to uncertainty in cattle markets posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many cattle processing and packing plants across North America have closed or slowed production due to lack of staff, leading to widespread issues in feed grain supply chains. “The lack of forward

Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Strong demand supports prices

By GFM Network News April 8, 2020

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

Gordon Harrison. (Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Allan Dawson)

Cereals, Crops

Lots of flour to go around, millers’ association says

System is 'doing extremely well' and should have no problem keeping up with demand, CNMA's Gordon Harrison says

By Alexis Kienlen, GFM Network News March 25, 2020

The grain supply chain is working as it should during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the president of the Canadian National Millers Association. “From the milling industry vantage point, the movement of grain from farm to the producer to the elevator systems to mills is doing extremely well,” Gordon Harrison said Tuesday. “The grain supply chain

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market remains vulnerable

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 24, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Compared to seven days earlier, Alberta feeder prices were unchanged to $5 lower; however, the markets in northern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba were down $5 to as much as $10 in some cases. Weakness in the yearling markets spilled over into the lighter

Canada Malting’s processing plant in Montreal. (CanadaMalting.com)

Crops

GrainCorp’s global malting spinoff gets shareholders’ blessing

Canada Malting to go to new owner, United Malt Group

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff March 19, 2020

Shareholders in the Australian owner of Canada’s biggest malt company have voted nearly all in favour of a spinoff for their worldwide malting assets. During their general meeting Monday in Sydney, participating shareholders in GrainCorp voted over 99 per cent in favour of resolutions which will see the company’s malt business become a standalone ASX-listed

Grain Markets, Markets

Feed barley bids to stay under pressure through spring

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 9, 2020

Alberta cattle feeders are generally covered with their grain needs for the time being and prices should remain under pressure for the next few months as spring-harvested grain will also soon be looking for a home. “Right now, especially for March movement, a lot of feedlots have very sufficient coverage,” said Suzanne Leclerc, owner of

As seeding season approaches, a new seed royalty pilot is getting off the ground, to some controversy. Photo: File

Cereals, Crops

Seed pilot project unveiled

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News February 28, 2020

The new Seed Variety Use Agreement (SVUA) pilot project, unveiled in Winnipeg Feb. 25, will demonstrate the benefits of farmers paying breeders a royalty for seed saved for planting. But the Prairies’ five wheat and barley commissions have “significant concern” about the project, they said in a news release. The SVUA pilot is being organized

A barley crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Softening barley market to stabilize

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 20, 2020

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada have softened over the past few weeks, but should stabilize as the spring approaches. “I don’t think there’s a lot of potential to push this thing much higher, and I don’t think the bottom will fall out either. What you see is what you get,” Matt Froehlich,

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy futures hit June 2024 high as China ramps up buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound after tariff reduction news

Canadian food, agriculture coalition to underscore CUSMA importance in Washington

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