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Canadian farm exports hit new Chinese obstacles amid diplomatic dispute

By GFM Network News, Hallie Gu, Rod Nickel April 29, 2019

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — An expanding list of Canadian farm exports is hitting obstacles at Chinese ports, leaving sellers of soybeans, peas and pork scrambling amid a bitter diplomatic dispute. China has already blocked Canadian canola from Richardson International and Viterra, two of Canada’s biggest farm exporters, saying that shipments had pests. Other China-bound canola

Local news, Oilseeds

VIDEO: Finding solutions to harvest loss

Feed rate, combine settings often factors for higher losses

By Greg Berg April 29, 2019

Angela Brackenreed with the Canola Council of Canada talks about harvest loss in canola, measuring harvest loss, and what producers can do to minimize the economic impact. Recorded at Manitoba Ag Days 2019 in Brandon. Video editing by Greg Berg.

Crops, Markets

Large spec short position overhanging canola market

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 26, 2019

MarketsFarm — Speculators added to their large net short position in ICE Futures canola during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money and other reportable speculators had a net short position of 58,004 contracts on Tuesday, up by about

News, Oilseeds

Not time to retaliate on canola — yet

Some in the industry say it’s time to go political, but others say it’s too soon

By Allan Dawson April 25, 2019

Canada should retaliate against China’s boycott of Canadian canola seed, say several canola industry officials. That’s an option, but also a last resort, says the Canola Council of Canada (CCC). “I would say no issue is off the table in terms of various approaches that we can take as a country to deal with the

Crops, Markets

StatsCan confirms smaller canola acres, more wheat

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 25, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers intend to seed more spring wheat and less canola in 2019, according to Statistics Canada survey results released Wednesday. Additional shifts are also likely in subsequent reports, as dry conditions in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan may alter some intentions. Statistics Canada forecast canola area for 2019 at 21.3 million acres, which

Any area lost to canola will likely go into spring wheat, according to pre-report forecasts. Photo: iStock

Cereals, Crops

Less canola, more wheat expected from Statistics Canada

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 22, 2019

Winnipeg | MarketsFarm – Canadian farmers will likely seed less canola and more spring wheat in 2019, but the extent of any acreage shifts remains to be seen as market participants await Statistics Canada’s first seeded area estimates of the year on April 24. Canola prices in Western Canada have dropped over the past few

A police officer gestures at the photographer outside Canada’s embassy in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2018. (Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter)

Crops, Markets

Ottawa pressed to consider more options on China’s canola ban

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff April 19, 2019

With canola export issues still looming large, some Canadian ag industry groups want the federal government to boost its diplomatic presence on the matter. The Canola Council of Canada on Wednesday said a Canadian technical delegation “has not yet been accepted” to travel to China and address Beijing’s recent suspensions of canola imports from two

China’s decision to target canola is no coincidence.

Comment, Oilseeds

Comment: Why canola matters to all Canadians now

It’s the most Canadian of crops, a potent national symbol and now a target in a vicious diplomatic spat

By Sylvain Charlebois April 15, 2019

The SNC-Lavalin case refuses to go away and has been garnering global media attention for weeks. The case has made our political elite look like diplomatic juveniles. The Wanzhou case in Vancouver has made things much worse. The arrest of Meng Wanzhou in December, Huawei’s VP and daughter of the company’s CEO, exposed Canada to

One farmer at the KAP meeting questioned if government aid is warranted since farmers have tools to protect against canola price fluctuations.

Local news, News

KAP grapples with China canola trade dispute

Can science trump politics and what sort of government aid, if any, is needed?

By Allan Dawson April 12, 2019

What, if any, support the federal government should provide canola farmers following the loss of their biggest canola customer China, was discussed at the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) advisory council meeting here April 2. Members also talked about how to get the Chinese government to engage with Canada to try and fix the impasse. China

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

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids soften as attention turns to new crop

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 11, 2019

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in the key cattle feeding area of southern Alberta are coming under some pressure, as attention begins to turn to the new crop. “Demand is dropping off here a little bit,” said Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. Feedlots have extended coverage through the spring and into the

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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Canadian farm exports hit new Chinese obstacles amid diplomatic dispute

VIDEO: Finding solutions to harvest loss

Large spec short position overhanging canola market

Not time to retaliate on canola — yet

StatsCan confirms smaller canola acres, more wheat

Less canola, more wheat expected from Statistics Canada

Ottawa pressed to consider more options on China’s canola ban

Comment: Why canola matters to all Canadians now

KAP grapples with China canola trade dispute

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids soften as attention turns to new crop

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