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Alberta harvest progressing rapidly

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 6, 2024

Warm temperatures and only minor rain delays allowed farmers in Alberta to make good harvest progress during the week ended Sept. 3, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress for major crops came in at 31.5 per cent, which was up from 18.2 per cent the previous week and roughly double the

Chlormequat found in oat foods prompts U.S. lawsuits

Class action suits rely on Environmental Working Group scientists who claim much lower safe limit than EPA

By GFM Network News, Robert Arnason March 8, 2024

Chlormequat use in oat production has prompted two class action lawsuits in California against General Mills and Quaker Oats.

Oats. (Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Oat millers recommend not using Manipulator

Farmers advised the juice may not be worth the squeeze on heels of contamination report

By GFM Network News, Robert Arnason February 29, 2024

Oat millers in Canada are telling growers that a plant growth regulator isn't effective on oats, so farmers probably don't need to use it.

Crops

Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering

Environmental Working Group blames Canadian producers for residues of plant growth regulator found in oat products

By GFM Network News, Robert Arnason February 26, 2024

The Prairie Oat Growers Association is pushing back against allegations that Canadian oats are contaminated with chemicals from a plant growth regulator.

Court remedy sought for unfulfilled contracts

Sask. company claims equipment breakdown at a third-party mill caused it to declare force majeure on contracted oats

By GFM Network News, Karen Briere January 8, 2024

More than two dozen farmers are moving ahead with legal action against Purely Canada Foods after it failed to honour contracts for gluten-free oats. The dispute centres on 2022 gluten-free oat contracts. On March 1, 2023, the company sent a letter to the farmers saying it was voiding the contracts because oat processing machinery had failed the previous fall and it couldn’t accept the crop.

CBOT December 2023 oats with cash contract price overlay (brown line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

Oat cash prices don’t immediately follow CBOT movement

One trader can push market around, trader says

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 1, 2023

MarketsFarm — While oats on the Chicago Board of Trade rallied recently, upward movement in cash prices was varied. Even as that rally came to its eventual end, cash prices on the Canadian Prairies did not budge a great deal. Over nine consecutive sessions, the December oat contract at Chicago pushed higher by 29.5 U.S.

Cereals, Crops

U.S. wheat, barley production increases in 2023

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm September 30, 2023

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its small grains 2023 summary on Friday, showing a 10 per cent increase in all wheat production in 2023 of 1.81 billion bushels. While oat production dipped one per cent at 57 million bushels, barley output rose six per cent at 185 million. U.S. wheat in 2023

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Grain Markets, Markets

Expert’s Radar: Diet choices fuel demands

Despite falling production, oat and flax prices haven’t taken off

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 26, 2023

A bowl of Cheerios doused in oat milk is a popular breakfast option in my house. A quick granola bar when in a rush is also a common choice. The neighbourhood coffee shop proudly advertises that pumpkin spice lattes can be had with oat milk, which was all but unheard of only a few years

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Crops, Markets

Few surprises in StatCan report, analyst says

Downward revision on canola among those few

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News September 15, 2023

MarketsFarm PRO analyst Mike Jubinville said Statistics Canada’s principal field crop production report, released Thursday, did not contain too many surprises. The agency’s previous report on Aug. 29 already provided insight as to what production numbers were going to be, he said, but still warned the model-based projections in the latest report will not be

Crops, Markets, Weather

Canada bumps up wheat harvest view, trims canola estimate

StatCan releases yield outlook as of Aug. 31

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel September 14, 2023

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers will harvest slightly more wheat and a bit less canola than expected earlier in summer, but dry conditions will keep both crops small, a government report showed on Thursday. Farms in North and South America, Europe and Australia are facing crop losses as extreme weather spreads over an unusually

Daily Network News

ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets

War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency

B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding

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