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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

Canola down, wheat up in StatsCan’s first acreage estimates

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 23, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canadian farmers intend to seed a bit more wheat and a bit less canola this spring compared to a year ago, according to the first survey estimates from Statistics Canada. However, adjustments are likely in subsequent reports, while weather over the growing season will become more important in determining actual production. “There’s

Crops, Markets

Canada’s large canola stocks top expectations

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells February 4, 2015

CNS Canada — Releasing its Canadian year-end stocks estimates, Statistics Canada painted a picture Tuesday that’s mostly bearish for canola. StatsCan’s figure for canola stocks as of Dec. 31, at 11.103 million tonnes, was at the high end of expectations, surpassing what some market watchers anticipated. “I’m not sure if that means that StatsCan’s production number

Beef cattle, Livestock

Expect volatility in 2015 beef business, says Ag Days speaker

Will 2015 be a repeat of 2014’s amazing ride? Unlikely, says beef industry analyst

By Lorraine Stevenson February 3, 2015

Canadian cattle and beef prices reached all-time highs in 2014 but 2015 will be a different story, market analyst Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock told an Ag Days seminar last week. Retail prices will remain high and are expected to go even higher, while export and domestic demand should stay strong. But there are changes

Opinion

Editorial: Paperwork versus field work

By Laura Rance-Unger January 26, 2015

Many readers may find themselves shouting out a hearty “heck, yeah” to this week’s release of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business annual survey of what farmers think of paperwork. In a nutshell, not much, which isn’t surprising. After all, who among us does the happy dance at tax time or when Statistics Canada calls

Crops, Markets

Larger Canadian wheat, canola crops beat expectations

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin December 4, 2014

CNS Canada — Canada’s 2014-15 wheat and canola crops both ended up considerably larger than early guesses, according to updated production estimates released Thursday by Statistics Canada. Production, however, was still well below the record levels seen the previous year. After the canola crop was pegged at 14.08 million tonnes in StatsCan’s October report, average

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Wheat, canola stocks surprisingly tight in StatsCan report

Canola down, wheat up in StatsCan’s first acreage estimates

Canada’s large canola stocks top expectations

Expect volatility in 2015 beef business, says Ag Days speaker

Editorial: Paperwork versus field work

Larger Canadian wheat, canola crops beat expectations

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