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Trade expects mostly smaller crops in StatsCan report

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells August 20, 2015

CNS Canada –– Statistics Canada will release its first survey-based Canadian crop production estimates for 2015-16 on Friday, and figures for most major crops are expected to be down compared to last year. Yields are likely to be all over the map as weather conditions varied vastly from region to region during the growing season.

Crops, Markets

Short-term barley prices seen likely to downtrend

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus August 17, 2015

CNS Canada — Feed barley prices are moving slowly with hand-to-mouth buying as the crop moves into harvest, when already low prices will likely hit a downtrend. However, prices will likely recover into autumn, depending on how farmers choose to act, from where one market analyst sits. “If the farmers aren’t willing to sell at

A rye cover crop. (Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Rye prices seen high, but stable

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus July 16, 2015

CNS Canada –– Rye crops have been reacting to Saskatchewan’s heat and dryness by developing faster than they would normally be — but healthy crops elsewhere appear to be helping to keep global prices stable, at least for the time being. U.S. crops may stop rye prices from moving too turbulently, at least until Canada’s

Crops, Markets

Mystery stocks keeping canary seed from rallying

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin July 7, 2015

CNS Canada — When the world needs canary seed, it calls on Saskatchewan, but whether the province will be able to answer this year remains a mystery. Canary seed grown in Saskatchewan accounts for about 70 to 80 per cent of the international trade in the grain used mostly as bird feed, according to Kevin

Crops, Markets, Weather

Yields to take precedence over acres in Canada

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 30, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canadian farmers seeded a bit more canola and a bit less wheat than originally expected, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada, released Tuesday. However, worsening drought conditions in the western Prairies over the past month and the need for reseeding due to frost damage earlier in June mean actual yields

Crops, Markets, Weather

Questions abound ahead of StatsCan acreage report

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 26, 2015

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada will release its updated acreage estimates for the year on Tuesday, but the timing of the survey could lead to more questions and second-guessing than normal given the likely adjustments and yield losses over the past month. The survey was conducted before a drought took hold in Alberta and Saskatchewan,

Crops, Opinion

Editorial: The buzz around bees, neonics and the ‘big picture’

By Laura Rance-Unger June 15, 2015

In our business, getting the facts right and keeping them in context is a constant challenge. Such is the case with the materials circulated as part of the Buzzing Gardens campaign rolled out last week by Bees Matter, an industry group formed to present information on bee health. It offers free flower seeds to gardeners

Crops, Markets

Wheat, canola stocks surprisingly tight in StatsCan report

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells May 6, 2015

CNS Canada — Canada’s ag industry was surprised to see some tighter-than-anticipated supply estimates in Statistics Canada’s latest report on stocks of grain and oilseeds Wednesday morning. StatsCan said Canadian wheat supplies, as of March 31, totaled 16.74 million tonnes — about a million lower than expected, said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada. “On the

Crops, Markets

Small canola acreage puts more emphasis on March 31 stocks

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells May 4, 2015

CNS Canada –– The canola industry will pay closer attention than usual to the upcoming Statistics Canada report on stocks as of March 31, as a smaller canola acreage figure is causing worries about tight supplies going forward. StatsCan is scheduled to release its report on Wednesday. “Because of that tighter acreage, the stocks number

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Strong new-crop prices could entice more pea, lentil area

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells May 1, 2015

CNS Canada — Stronger prices for new-crop lentils and peas over the past few weeks could lead to an increase in Canadian acreage compared to the Statistics Canada estimates released last week. “You have to look at the timing of when the survey was done for the StatsCan report. Of course there’s a bit of

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Trade expects mostly smaller crops in StatsCan report

Short-term barley prices seen likely to downtrend

Rye prices seen high, but stable

Mystery stocks keeping canary seed from rallying

Yields to take precedence over acres in Canada

Questions abound ahead of StatsCan acreage report

Editorial: The buzz around bees, neonics and the ‘big picture’

Wheat, canola stocks surprisingly tight in StatsCan report

Small canola acreage puts more emphasis on March 31 stocks

Strong new-crop prices could entice more pea, lentil area

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