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Manitoba farm groups happy with AgriRecovery program details

By Geralyn Wichers September 10, 2021

AID | $155 million in relief measures hits the biggest hurts, but how does it stack up against groups’ initial asks? KAP, Manitoba Beef Producers and Dairy Farmers of Manitoba said they were pleased with AgriRecovery drought relief measures announced August 31. “We thank both levels of government for recognizing the severity of the disaster and enacting

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas find high-priced silver lining

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News September 7, 2021

MarketsFarm — Like many other crops across Western Canada, chickpeas weren’t immune to hot and dry growing conditions over the summer. This year’s domestic chickpea crop is only expected to weigh in at 63,000 tonnes, according to Statistics Canada — less than one-third of the five-year average of 189,600 tonnes. In Saskatchewan, some parts of

Crops, News

Canola yields seen down

MCGA online survey says nearly half of respondents put crops in the 15- to 30-bushel range

By Allan Dawson September 3, 2021

Average Manitoba crop yields are expected to be lower this year due to drought, but observers expect canola to be among the hardest hit. Some early polling results from Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) appear to bear that out. In its Aug. 27 newsletter the MCGA reported that of the 269 farmers who responded to a Twitter

Crops, Markets, Weather

Thunder Bay reports rare inbound grain shipment

By GFM Network News September 3, 2021

MarketsFarm — Grain movement at the Port of Thunder Bay included a rare inbound cargo of feed wheat, according to the port’s latest monthly report. A 12,000-tonne shipment of feed wheat was delivered to Richardson’s Current River elevator from the company’s facility in Hamilton, Ont. The wheat was said to be destined for Manitoba feedlots,

The growing season was dry from the start this year, setting the stage for a seed challenge next spring.

News

Seek next year’s seed sooner than later

With harvest just underway the outlook isn’t clear, but cereal and pulse seed stocks are expected to be down

By Allan Dawson September 2, 2021

Manitoba farmers should talk to seed sellers about supplies for the 2022 growing season early. With harvest just underway it’s too soon to get a handle on cereal and pulse seed stocks, but production is expected to be reduced due to drought and excessive heat. But that’s not the only factor at play. High crop

A grasshopper perches on a drought-stressed spring wheat plant near Bowdon, N.D., about 220 km south of Boissevain, on July 28.

Grain Markets, Markets

Expectations low for canola, wheat estimates

ICE canola awaits direction, while MGEX spring wheat has plateaued

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 2, 2021

This year’s drought seriously cut into Canadian crop production, although the full extent of the damage remains unknown as harvest operations continue across the Prairies. That production uncertainty has been a supportive feature in the canola market for some time and should continue to be. That said, the upside may be limited, as demand is

Manitoba Beef Producers president Tyler Fulton speaks to media outside the Manitoba Legislature on Aug. 31, 2021, as Manitoba agriculture minister Ralph Eichler looks on.

Livestock, News

$155 million in feed, transportation and ongoing livestock aid announced

Plans for a herd rebuilding program are still in the works, province says

By Geralyn Wichers August 31, 2021

Manitoba livestock producers will have access to financial aid for feed costs, feed transport and animal transport costs, provincial agriculture minister Ralph Eichler announced the morning of August 31. “This investment is among the highest in the AgriRecovery assistance of our livestock and forage sectors in Manitoba history,” Eichler said. For those who have or

News

Kazakhstan sees 2021 grain crop down due to drought

By Reuters August 30, 2021

Kazakhstan expects its 2021 grain crop to fall by 24 per cent to 15.3 million tonnes after drought hit main producing regions of the Central Asian nation, acting Agriculture Minister Yerbol Karashokeyev told a government meeting Aug. 17. Kazakhstan, the top grain producer in Central Asia, has been hit by dry and hot weather in

Crops, Markets, Weather

Smaller crops anticipated in looming StatsCan report

Survey-based data due out Monday

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 27, 2021

MarketsFarm — Heat and drought across Western Canada during the summer of 2021 seriously cut into the country’s crop production, raising traders’ expectations for reduced yields across the board when Statistics Canada on Monday releases its first production estimates of the year. Canola production is estimated at 11.5 million to 16 million tonnes, which would

It’s clear there’s going to be a big crop insurance payout this year, even if nobody’s exactly sure how big.

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: A tale of two programs

By Gord Gilmour August 27, 2021

Crop and beef farmers across the province have faced the same challenging times this year but when it comes to being backstopped by support programs, there are some sharp differences. Early reports suggest many grain farmers are seeing yields in the 60 per cent of normal neighbourhood on their cereals. Some have, of course, done

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on improving cash prices, packer demand

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide on China demand doubts

Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak

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