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Plenty of upside for falling flax prices

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News July 27, 2022

MarketsFarm – One of the most expensive crops grown in the Prairies is losing some of its value. While flaxseed prices in Western Canada are still at or above those from last year, they have come down by at least 15 per cent since last month. The high-delivered bid for flax in Saskatchewan is C$28

Crops, Markets

StatsCan reports sharp decline in field crop stocks

Stocks tighter than most traders had estimated

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News May 6, 2022

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s report on the country’s principal field crop stocks, released Friday, reflects an ever-tightening supply brought on by last year’s drought. With the exception of corn and soybeans, all of the crops listed suffered a supply decline of at least 10 per cent compared to the year before, as of March 31.

U.S. grain firm Scoular is expanding its reach in the flax market with a new processing plant just outside Regina. (Scoular.com)

Crops

Scoular fires up flax processing near Regina

Plant to process flax for food- and feed-grade markets

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News January 13, 2022

U.S. grain handler Scoular’s Canadian arm has opened a new flax processing operation at its site just southeast of Regina, into what it describes as a record-strong flax market. Scoular Canada on Wednesday announced the opening of its “high-speed” flax line at Richardson, Sask., where it already processes and cleans lentils, peas and canary seed.

Crops, Markets

Highs may be in on flax as attention turns to new crop

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 11, 2022

MarketsFarm — The highs may be in for flaxseed bids in Western Canada, with end-users covered for the time being as attention turns to the 2022 crop. “(Canadian flax) is expensive relative to other markets,” said analyst Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting, speaking via Zoom in Winnipeg on Tuesday to the annual Crop Production Week

Crops, News

Growers wanted for fertilizer survey

Crop alliance and Fertilizer Canada teaming up on grower survey

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 22, 2021

Manitoba Crop Alliance and Fertilizer Canada are again looking for Manitoba farmers to complete a survey on their fertility practices — this time in corn, sunflower and flax crops. Manitoba Corn Growers Association, now part of the MCA, partially funded a similar survey in 2017 for corn and canola. In a media release the MCA

Crops, Markets

Smaller crops likely in StatsCan survey-based report

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin December 1, 2021

MarketsFarm — Mindful of the summer drought conditions that seriously cut into crop production across the Prairies, average trade estimates call for downward revisions to Statistics Canada’s already-small forecasts for most crops when the it releases its first survey-based estimates of the marketing year on Friday. While prior reports, in September and August, were compiled

SWM’s flax-processing facility near Carman.

News, Other

Flax facility near Carman to close

The plant didn’t provide much revenue for growers but it cleaned up nuisance flax straw

By Geralyn Wichers September 24, 2021

A Manitoba farmer fears the impending closure of a flax straw-processing facility near Carman may mean a decline in provincial flax acres. “I’m sure it will decrease the acres,” said Jack Hodgson, a delegate on the Manitoba Crop Alliance’s flax committee and a Roland-area farmer. “It’s just one more kick against growing flax when there

Crops, Markets

Supply/demand pushing up flax prices

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 20, 2021

Corrected, Sept. 23 — MarketsFarm — Prices for flax have skyrocketed in 2021, as the amount to be harvested has fallen while demand has increased, according to Dale McManus of Johnston’s Seeds at Welwyn, Sask. Johnston’s was paying $38 per bushel for golden flax picked up off of the farm, he said, and brown flax

Crops, Markets

Flax prices expected to push higher

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 19, 2021

MarketsFarm — Although flax prices have held pretty much steady over the last few weeks, prices will soon increase, according to Dale Johnston of Johnston Seeds at Welwyn, Sask. Johnston said prices for old-crop brown and yellow flax were presently about $24 per bushel. New-crop flax was at $18/bu. “By the time we get done

The Flax Council of Canada is seeking new members and is bouncing back from a period of inactivity.

News, Oilseeds

Flax Council of Canada seeks new members

After closing its doors three years ago the council is making a comeback

By Allan Dawson May 21, 2021

[UPDATED: June 1, 2021] A reinvigorated Flax Council of Canada (FCC) is looking for new members as it focuses on market access issues, says its new CEO Wayne Thompson. “We’ve got a lot of players in the flax industry that haven’t been part of the Flax Council of Canada before,” Thompson said in an interview

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Plenty of upside for falling flax prices

StatsCan reports sharp decline in field crop stocks

Scoular fires up flax processing near Regina

Highs may be in on flax as attention turns to new crop

Growers wanted for fertilizer survey

Smaller crops likely in StatsCan survey-based report

Flax facility near Carman to close

Supply/demand pushing up flax prices

Flax prices expected to push higher

Flax Council of Canada seeks new members

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