MarketsFarm – Wet spring conditions delayed seeding operations across much of Manitoba to start the 2022 growing season, but warm summer conditions allowed for good development with yields for most […] Read more
Canola
Manitoba nets average crops in 2022 after wet spring
ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola market due for a move
MarketsFarm – The ICE Futures canola market largely held within its well-established sideways trading range during the week ended Oct. 26, with only the nearby November contract breaking higher as […] Read more
AAFC tweaks some numbers as canola, pulses remain unchanged
MarketsFarm – While Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made some changes in its October supply and demand estimates from September, the department didn’t make any alterations to its data for canola, […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola sees choppy, sideways month-end trade
Wide crush margins remain bullish
MarketsFarm –– ICE Futures canola contracts held within a narrow range during the week ended Wednesday, lacking any clear direction with the rolling of positions out of the nearby November […] Read more
Prairie-wide canola variety trial program ending
'Current format' of CPT concludes: commissions
The sun is about to set on the current Prairie-wide canola variety evaluation program run by the three Prairie provinces’ canola grower commissions. SaskCanola, the Alberta Canola Producers Commission and […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s wide crush margins supportive
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts backed away from nearby highs during the week ended Wednesday, but historically wide crush margins should keep the market well supported going forward. “The […] Read more
Weekly Canadian canola exports climb higher
MarketsFarm – An influx of freshly harvested supplies saw weekly Canadian canola exports hit their highest level in nearly two years at the end of September 2022, according to the […] Read more
Alberta harvest on the verge of completion
MarketsFarm – Combining in Alberta is almost finished with the latest crop report indicating it’s at 96.3 per cent complete. The province’s Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development (AFRED) department […] Read more
Conagra tops profit, sales estimates even as consumers turn thrifty
Reuters — Conagra Brands beat quarterly sales and profit estimates on Thursday, boosted by higher prices for its Marie Callender’s and Slim Jim brands even as consumer demand wanes under […] Read more
Fall armyworm poses risk for Ontario growers
Warmer fall allows for longer grazing season for the pest in fall crops
Parts of southwestern Ontario have higher than normal levels of fall armyworm. Traps placed south of London, particularly within Essex County, have seen multitudes of moths this fall. “Similar to […] Read more
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