MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat are running about the same, from where Susanne Leclerc sits at Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. Barley and wheat going into central […] Read more
Canola
Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat at par in Alberta
Demand also seen for heated canola
New winter cropping options for Ontario farmers
New varieties push winter canola and winter barley into crop rotations
Winter canola’s popularity is growing and winter barley is re-emerging as a crop rotation option for Ontario farmers. “By my estimation, we have 4,000 acres in the ground right now, […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Profit-taking to pressure canola
Market appearing overdone
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts climbed to record highs during the week ended Wednesday as concerns over tightening old-crop supplies provided support. However, the market was looking overdone to […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: March canola contract not quite out of game
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures’ March canola contract doesn’t have too much to do with the price of the Canadian oilseed directly now but still can influence prices in coming days, […] Read more
Canola stocks to tighten below a million tonnes, AAFC says
MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks in both the current 2020-21 marketing year and in 2021-22 are forecast to tighten below a million tonnes, according to updated supply/demand estimates from […] Read more
Funds add to net longs in canola, U.S. futures
MarketsFarm — The large managed-money net long positions in soybean, corn and canola futures increased during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Volatility day-to-day in bullish canola market
MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market saw some large price moves during the week ended Wednesday, hitting fresh contract highs in many months before profit-taking came forward to weigh […] Read more
New camelina produces plastic in the seed
The amount of polymers is small but an American company hopes to continue to increase levels
Glacier FarmMedia – An American firm is developing a new type of camelina, that produces bioplastic in the seed. Yield10 Bioscience of Massachusetts announced recently that the bioplastic in the […] Read more
Canada, Indonesia explore trade deal
Broader Southeast Asian pact could have potential
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada is exploring a potential trade pact with Indonesia as it continues to seek out deals in the Asia-Pacific region. International Trade Minister Mary Ng made the […] Read more
StatsCan confirms canola stocks tightening
Wheat stocks also down from previous year-end
MarketsFarm — Solid demand from exporters and domestic crushers continues to eat rapidly through Canada’s canola stocks, which as of Dec. 31 were down nearly 24 per cent from the […] Read more
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