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Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Mustard acres feeling squeeze from canola

CNS Canada –– Following the largest mustard crop in more than a decade in 2016, supply/demand fundamentals are expected to spur a reduction in Canadian mustard seedings in 2017. However, with more and more cropland moving into canola, mustard acreage increases may be limited in future years when supplies are tight again. After growing the

Crops, Weather

Weather may put wrench in record-low summerfallow intentions

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 26, 2017

CNS Canada –– The amount of land left to summerfallow in Western Canada could hit a new record low in 2017, according to the latest Statistics Canada data, as the practice falls more and more out of favour. However, weather conditions still have the final say, with ‘unintended’ summerfallow a distinct possibility in 2017. Heading

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Rising canola watching weather

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 26, 2017

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as weather concerns mounted across the Canadian Prairies. While it’s still early in the Canadian planting season, persistent cool and wet conditions in many areas could lead to delays, said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada. Uncertainty over how much canola

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: More gains likely for rising canola

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus April 20, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola advanced sharply on the week and has room to strengthen further, though resistance is on the horizon. Canola far outpaced Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybeans in the week ending Wednesday, as the market gathered independent strength. Since last week, July canola advanced about $18 per tonne, closing

Crops

Fear of feed expected to keep malt barley acres low

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus April 18, 2017

CNS Canada — Concerns about weather dictating the quality of malt barley is keeping producers from seeding the crop this year, one industry participant says, while weak prices offer no extra incentive. “Acres are definitely going to be down, because of the fear of getting feed barley, which is horrendously low-priced,” said Rod Green of

Crops, Weather

Trade sees record Canadian canola acres as possibility

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

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers could be set to seed record-large canola acres in 2017, while wheat area is generally expected to be down on the year when Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based acreage estimates of the year on Friday. From a purely economic standpoint, “canola is historically the commodity that pays the bills,”

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Steady canola awaits acreage data

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 5, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in six months during the week ended Wednesday, but uncovered support to the downside and may be entering a period of consolidation. “On canola, we’re seeing a stabilization period after a sharp downward move,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of Canadian operations with

Opinion

Food prices are… falling?

By Owen Roberts March 27, 2017

I stopped in my tracks recently when I heard food prices actually dropped last year. It was nonsensical… how could an essential such as food be going down in price, with the cost of living marching forward? “It’s true,” says Mike Von Massow, a University of Guelph agriculture and food economics researcher. “The price of

Our History

Better yields with Manor Buckwheat

Our History: March 1984

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 2, 2017

Buckwheat was still a significant crop in Manitoba in the 1970s and 1980s, exceeding 100,000 acres some years, and SeCan was promoting the Manor variety in our Mar. 1, 1984 issue. However, acreage has declined to the point where it is no longer reported by Statistics Canada. In that issue, we reported that the U.S.

Livestock, Markets

Falling farm gate prices highlight ‘long overdue’ topic

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus February 28, 2017

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada’s latest Farm Product Price Index marks a year of annual declines, predominantly led by the cattle sector. The whims of the market are one source of losses, but two producer group heads say the data call attention to the country’s processing sector. Year-over-year declines in Canada’s Farm Product Price Index

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Mustard acres feeling squeeze from canola

Weather may put wrench in record-low summerfallow intentions

ICE weekly outlook: Rising canola watching weather

ICE weekly outlook: More gains likely for rising canola

Fear of feed expected to keep malt barley acres low

Trade sees record Canadian canola acres as possibility

ICE weekly outlook: Steady canola awaits acreage data

Food prices are… falling?

Better yields with Manor Buckwheat

Falling farm gate prices highlight ‘long overdue’ topic

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