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

Year-ago Canadian canola crop revised higher

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News August 31, 2017

CNS Canada — Canada’s 2016 canola crop has been revised higher in Statistics Canada’s first production estimates for 2017, released Thursday. StatsCan raised the 2016-17 production number from 18.4 million tonnes to 19.6 million, and pegged the 2017 crop at 18.2 million tonnes, which was somewhere in the middle of trade estimates. “I think there’s

Grain Markets, Markets

Fundamentals help canola get back above $500 mark

U.S. wheat futures slip on improving conditions

By Dave Sims August 25, 2017

It was a choppy time for canola contracts during the week ended Aug. 18, but underlying fundamentals have pushed the front-month contracts above the psychologically important $500-per-tonne mark. Questions are growing about next year’s carry-out, as current trade guesses put the crop somewhere between 17.5 million and 19.5 million tonnes. A lot of the crop

(Alberta Farmer Express photo by Jennifer Blair)

Crops

Clubroot climbs up into Peace region

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 24, 2017

One of Canada’s northernmost farming areas has picked up a case of a disease well known to canola growers further south. Alberta Canola on Wednesday announced the Peace region has reported a case of clubroot in canola, in Big Lakes County, which surrounds much of Lesser Slave Lake in the region’s southeast. The disease has

Crops, Markets

ICE Canada canola futures climb for third straight day

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 9, 2017

Chicago/Reuters – ICE Canada canola futures climbed on Wednesday for a third straight session, buoyed by a lack of moisture in parts of the Canadian Prairies and spillover strength from U.S. soyoil values, traders said. November canola rose $5.50 to settle at $511.20 per tonne, and January canola ended up $5.40 at $516.50. Chicago Board

There are five pesticides grain companies belonging to the Western Grain Elevator Association don’t want to have been applied to crops they buy in the 2017-18 crop year starting Aug. 1, 2017.

Crops, News

‘Keep it Clean’ to protect grain markets

The major western Canadian grain companies have identified five pesticides they don’t want used on the crops they buy

By Allan Dawson July 31, 2017

With harvest approaching, western Canadian farmers are being reminded to avoid trade disruptions by “Keeping it (crops) Clean” from pesticide residues. Even though a pesticide is registered for use in Canada it might not have been approved in an importing country, which means there’s no acceptable level of residue. With that in mind members of

Crops, Markets

Canola market dips to rally, heat stress hits wheat crops

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin July 31, 2017

CNS Canada – The ICE Canada canola market had a bit of a wild ride during the week ended July 28, with the November contract falling to its lowest level of the past month at one point before the brakes were hit on the drop and the market rallied $25 in three days. Fund traders

A field of wheat near Rocanville, Sask., on July 11, 2017.

Crops, News

Farmers watch markets rally as crops wither

Weather and market analyst Bruce Burnett took a  first-hand look at crops across the West

By Laura Rance-Unger July 28, 2017

If Glacier FarmMedia weather and market analyst Bruce Burnett had to pick one word to sum up the state of the Prairie crop this summer, it would be “variable.” Burnett logged a 4,500-km crop tour across the Prairies in mid-July and reported in at the third annual Ag in Motion farm show about what he

Grain Markets, Markets

Traders keep canola prices above the $500 support mark

Drought in the U.S. spring wheat area continues  as the main feature of the wheat market

By Dave Sims July 28, 2017

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts chopped around for the week ended July 21, torn between conflicting weather issues, before finally ending relatively unchanged. Early in the week, ideas took hold that canola fields in some parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta had likely suffered irreversible damage due to the heat stress suffered in late June and

Markets

ICE Canada Weekly Outlook: Canola off highs, but watching weather

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin July 26, 2017

Winnipeg (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended July 26, as improving weather conditions in parts of Western Canada and the US Midwest saw speculators liquidating some of their long positions. While the nearby charts turned bearish, canola rebounded off of its lows on Wednesday taking some direction

When it comes to a canola stand, how dense is dense enough? That topic has been the subject of some debate lately.

Crops, Oilseeds

How dense is the perfect canola stand?

Economic-focused studies say lower stand density might mean bigger profit, while other experts warn that it might be short-term financial gain for long-term agronomic pain

By Alexis Stockford July 25, 2017

Have canola growers been targeting too-dense stands? According to one oilseed specialist that might be the case, but not everyone agrees. Murray Hartman, oilseeds specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry put forward the controversial suggestion during a presentation at Canolapalooza June 22 in Portage la Prairie. He says the current target of seven to 10

Daily Network News

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

Non-canola interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026 Advance Payments Program

McCormick bets on flavor in $65 billion Unilever merger

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