Drought conditions, and the odds of more to come, have some Prairie canola growers pondering when to roll the dice on seeding, if they want to do more than feed […] Read more
Canola
Forecast, flea beetles complicate canola timing
Dry conditions make ideal seeding time difficult to peg
ICE weekly outlook: Rain needed to bolster canola crop
MarketsFarm | Rain — specifically, the lack thereof — is quickly becoming the key issue for canola values, according to Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. Until now, dry […] Read more
Canada left with very tight canola, barley stocks
'You can't find canola anywhere in the country'
MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s grain stocks report leaves no question that canola stocks have been tight for some time in Canada and will continue to be unless demand is slashed, […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s uptrend intact for now
MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market continued its months-long upward trajectory during the week ended Wednesday, hitting fresh contract highs in many months as tight old-crop supplies and weather […] Read more
Spring update for cereal crops and oilseeds
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for April 29
Winter wheat Winter wheat acreage is up by 8 per cent compared to the 2020 growing season (Statistics Canada). In general, the winter wheat crop looks very good throughout the […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Challenging crop year ahead for canola
MarketsFarm — With declines in canola following Statistics Canada’s bullish-leaning projections for acres, it’s becoming more difficult to determine which way prices will trend in coming weeks and months. “Where […] Read more
StatsCan’s projected canola area on low side of expectations
Wheat acres expected lower, barley up
MarketsFarm — As the market grapples with new planting projections from Statistics Canada, one thing was abundantly clear to MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville: this canola forecast isn’t enough to […] Read more
Viterra plans major canola crusher for Regina
Expected capacity would make facility largest in world
Grain handler and processor Viterra is taking its plans to build the world’s biggest canola crusher to its Prairie home town. The North American arm of Rotterdam-based Viterra said Monday […] Read more
More canola, less wheat expected ahead of StatsCan report
'Returns per acre are just so much stronger'
MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers are seen as likely to plant more canola and barley and less wheat this spring, as market participants await the first survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada […] Read more
Cargill to crush canola at Regina
New plant to process up to one million tonnes per year
The Canadian arm of agrifood giant Cargill plans to further expand its reach in the Prairie canola market with a new crush plant at Regina and upgrades elsewhere. The company […] Read more
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