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Foreign control in the oil and gas extraction sector is up more than 15 per cent since 2012. Photo: File

Foreign control in Canadian ag sector still relatively low

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 2, 2018

CNS Canada – The percentage of foreign control, as a percentage of total assets, in the Canadian agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector was 1.6 per cent in 2016, according to data recently released by Statistics Canada. While that’s up from 1.1 per cent in 2012, it compares with foreign control in all industries (excluding

Crops

Agrium, Potash Corp merger shouldn’t have much of an impact yet

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News January 5, 2018

CNS Canada – Farmers shouldn’t be too concerned yet that the recent Agrium, Potash Corp of Saskatchewan merger will cause an increase in the price of fertilizer, at least according to the president of one provincial producer group. “(The merger is) a hard one to find a whole bunch of negatives or positives about it.

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn and soybean markets quietly await USDA reports

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

CNS Canada – Corn and soybean contracts are remaining quiet at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) as traders await United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports due out next week. “(The report is) a big one. I guess most (people are) and I am too looking for a little bit bearish numbers again,” said

Crops, Markets

Speculative buying sees canola prices firm up

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 20, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – ICE Canada canola prices bounced around within a wide range during the week ended November 17, but finished on a firmer note as a rally in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans gave canola a boost. Any strength was largely tied to chart-based speculative buying, with no real fresh fundamental news

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Wheat bids fall along with U.S. futures

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 20, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell slightly for the week ending Nov. 17, following decreases in the United States markets. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent protein CWRS) wheat prices were down C$3 to C$5 per tonne across the Prairie provinces,

More producers are turing their attention online to help market their grain. Photo: File/Lorraine Stevenson

Crops, Markets

Grain marketing shifting to a digital focus

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 20, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – The future of grain marketing includes access to a larger market for producers online, according to Lyle Ehrmantraut. “You have to be able to see the deals to make the best decisions. So without all the deals in front of you in a centralized system I don’t know how it’s

Crops

Canadian flax prospects dimmed by China’s silk road

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS – China’s construction of a new “silk road” connecting the country to Europe isn’t likely to be good news for Canadian flax exporters. For several years, Canada has been the main exporter of flax to China but that could likely change if Kazakhstan ever has a direct link to the China. “We

Crops

Wheat storage a winner, says analyst

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS – As yields grow throughout North America and the physical size of the crop becomes larger, farmers who invest in storage bins now, stand to reap the rewards later. “Guys with space are winning,” said Kurt Ahrens, founder of Grainbot in Omaha, Nebraska. Speaking at the Grain World Conference in Winnipeg, he

Other

Fossil fuels here to stay… for now

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Renewable sources of energy may be the future, but that future is not coming any time soon as fossil fuels will be needed to continue to power the world for generations, according to author and professor emeritus Vaclav Smil, speaking at the Grain World conference in Winnipeg, Nov. 14. “We

Crops, Livestock

Farm bankruptcies down, but not out – just different

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Fewer farms means fewer bankruptcies but with that simple equation comes the realization that the size and tone of those bankruptcies in North America is growing. “They are larger, the amount of debt is greater, the fact that we’re not seeing a higher number doesn’t mean there isn’t considerable distress

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Tag Archives Commodity News Service Canada

Foreign control in Canadian ag sector still relatively low

Agrium, Potash Corp merger shouldn’t have much of an impact yet

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn and soybean markets quietly await USDA reports

Speculative buying sees canola prices firm up

Wheat bids fall along with U.S. futures

Grain marketing shifting to a digital focus

Canadian flax prospects dimmed by China’s silk road

Wheat storage a winner, says analyst

Fossil fuels here to stay… for now

Farm bankruptcies down, but not out – just different

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