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An up-and-down week for canola prices

Prices hit highs not seen since summer but fell back by the end of the week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 9, 2017

ICE Futures Canada canola futures touched some of their best levels since July during the week ended November 3, but ran into resistance at the highs and were right back where they started by Friday’s close. The January contract hit a session high of $522.50 per tonne on November 2, but was back below the

Canola oil was Canada’s second-highest-valued export in 2016, at US$2.3 billion. Photo: File

Crops, Livestock

Reports highlight strengths, weaknesses of Canadian ag exports

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 7, 2017

Commodity News Service Canada – There is room for improvement in the Canadian agricultural export market with competition from new markets globally, according to a pair of reports released by Farm Credit Canada. The FCC Ag Economics, Trade Ranking Report: Agriculture and FCC Ag Economics, Trade Ranking Report: Manufactured Food give overviews of Canada’s global

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Canadian wheat bids decline with U.S. futures, but basis improves

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 4, 2017

CNS Canada – Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended August 3, as declines in the US futures weighed on prices. However, weakness in the Canadian dollar provided support and helped basis levels see some modest improvement. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat

Crops

U.S. bee numbers growing

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 3, 2017

CNS Canada – Honeybee populations are rising in the United States, turning around a recent trend of declines attributed to a set of factors know as colony collapse disorder. It’s estimated that 84,430 hives were lost to the disorder in the first quarter this year. That’s down 27 per cent from a year earlier. Year-over-year

Cereals, Crops, Weather

Argentine wheat seedings slowed by rain

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 3, 2017

CNS Canada – Argentina’s hope for a near-record wheat crop have been dampened by excessive rain and below-average seedings. With planting nearly complete, the United States Department of Agriculture office in Buenos Aires has estimated the Argentine wheat crop at 12.8 million acres. That falls about one million acres below the official USDA forecast of

Cereals, Markets

Asian taste for western diet boosts Australian wheat

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 3, 2017

CNS Canada – Vietnam has quietly grown to become Australia’s second largest export destination for wheat. Driving the demand is the iconic banh mi, a Vietnamese baguette-style sandwich filled with pork or chicken and spices. Vietnam imports 1.5 million tonnes of Australian wheat, based on 2016 figures, compared to 380,000 tonnes 10 years ago, said

Crops

Saskatchewan harvest starts amid heat, dryness concerns

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 3, 2017

CNS Canada – Some producers in the south have started harvest, according to the latest Saskatchewan Agriculture crop report for the week ended July 31. Less than one per cent of fields have been combined across the province so far, but 47 per cent of fall rye, six per cent of winter wheat, two per

Markets

Soybean, corn market futures await USDA data

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 2, 2017

CNS Canada – Improving Midwestern weather forecasts weighed on soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended August 2, with all eyes now turning to upcoming USDA data. The USDA is set to release a number of key reports on August 10, including updated world supply/demand numbers and US

Cereals, Markets

Malt barley outlook promising, but harvest quality will be key

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries August 2, 2017

CNS Canada – Many questions remain about Western Canada’s malt barley crop, but many analysts appear to expect at least an adequate harvest. Quality concerns and yield reductions will hit farmers in southern areas, but for those with good quality, prices should remain at least steady for the medium term. While analysts cautioned that forecasts

Crops, Pulses

Good quality, but small caliber Canadian chickpeas expected

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 1, 2017

CNS Canada – Hot and dry conditions cut into the yield potential and physical size of Canada’s chickpea crop, but the quality should be excellent while prices remain relatively strong. “It’s anybody’s guess,” said Colin Young, of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Saskatchewan on the overall state of the chickpea crop. He said rainfall was “significantly

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Tag Archives Commodity News Service Canada

An up-and-down week for canola prices

Reports highlight strengths, weaknesses of Canadian ag exports

Canadian wheat bids decline with U.S. futures, but basis improves

U.S. bee numbers growing

Argentine wheat seedings slowed by rain

Asian taste for western diet boosts Australian wheat

Saskatchewan harvest starts amid heat, dryness concerns

Soybean, corn market futures await USDA data

Malt barley outlook promising, but harvest quality will be key

Good quality, but small caliber Canadian chickpeas expected

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