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Crops, Markets

Little change in AAFC’s October supply/demand outlook

Canola, wheat, pea carryout estimates unchanged

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MarketsFarm — Supply/demand estimates for Canadian grains and oilseeds saw little change in the latest outlook for principal field crops from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Monday. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 were left unchanged at one million tonnes, which compares with the 2022-23 level of 1.506 million tonnes. Canadian canola exports in 2023-24
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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Activity to ramp up for chickpeas

'Quality was good, yields were lower'

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MarketsFarm — Things are quiet right now on the chickpea front, but that could change in a few weeks, according to Jake Hansen of Mid-West Grain in Moose Jaw. “I think everyone’s getting prepped and ready for Argentina’s harvest, but it’s quiet,” he said. “There’s still movement on previous contracts, but not a lot of
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Livestock

French foie gras makers toast rising output after bird flu gloom

Canada, U.S., Japan ban French poultry imports since vaccination

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Paris | Reuters — French foie gras output is set to rise for the first time in five years in 2023 as France starts vaccinating ducks against bird flu that has destroyed flocks in recent years, but trade bans that followed will weigh on exports, producers said on Thursday. France has been among the countries
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News

Canada’s lentil sales to India slow with diplomatic tensions

Soured relations over assassination accusations are adding uncertainty to the lentil market

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Canadian lentil sales to India have slowed since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in late September that he suspected India of involvement in an assassination on Canadian soil. The drop is linked to the fear that reprisal from New Delhi could limit trade, industry sources in both countries say. Trudeau said that Canada was
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News

Organic sector launches national action plan

Industry groups lobby for place in federal departments

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National organic groups want to get a bigger space at the table when it comes to federal policies and the work of departments like Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The goal is part of a proposed national organic action plan launched in September. Organic industry groups say their products are gaining popularity among consumers and government
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Livestock

Canada puts temporary ban on France’s poultry, eggs

CFIA move to 'manage the risk' from bird flu vaccination plan

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Imports of live birds and unprocessed poultry and eggs from France are barred from Canada effective Sunday (Oct. 1), pending a risk assessment of France’s duck vaccination program for avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced the temporary ban Tuesday, following France’s move to require mandatory vaccination against highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI)
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Grain Markets, News

Organic grain price discovery hub launches

Platform will provide vital stats, buyer directory to a data-starved sector

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The often data-starved Prairie organic sector has launched a new price-discovery and marketing tool for farmers. “Organic grain producers in Canada have few resources to help them navigate the local and international marketplace,” said Marie-Eve Levert, director of business development for the new Organic Grain Hub, in a Sept. 21 news release. “There is a
On the morning of Dec. 30, the nearby January canola contract apparently hit a new all-time high. Photo: File
Crops, Markets

Tightening canola stocks projected, AAFC says

Wheat, barley, oat, pea stocks also projected lower

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MarketsFarm –– Canadian canola carryout supplies for the current marketing year will likely end up tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand balance sheets from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) that account for recent production and stocks data from Statistics Canada. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 are now forecast to tighten to only one
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Crops, Markets

Canola crush shows solid start in new crop year

Soybeans see lowest August crush ever

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MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada on Tuesday reported Canada’s second largest August canola crush on record. The 829,490 tonnes of the oilseed processed last month is only bested by the 830,335 tonnes in August 2020. The July 2023 canola crush set a new all-time record of 961,683 tonnes. Last month’s canola crush was 31 per cent
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Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: India dispute leaves lentils’ future uncertain

India was Canada's top customer in 2022-23

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MarketsFarm — As tensions between Canada and India remain very high, the future direction for Canadian lentils continued to be uncertain. “Your guess is as good as mine,” Marcos Mosnaim of Export Packers said as to what could happen, adding “Canada has to be careful. I don’t know what India will do.” Prime Minister Justin

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