MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers intend to seed more spring wheat and less canola in 2019, according to Statistics Canada survey results released Wednesday. Additional shifts are also likely in subsequent reports, as dry conditions in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan may alter some intentions. Statistics Canada forecast canola area for 2019 at 21.3 million acres, which […] Read more
StatsCan confirms smaller canola acres, more wheat
U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to multimonth lows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest level in seven months on Wednesday and spot soybean futures hit a 5-1/2-month low on ample global supplies and dimming prospects for U.S. export business, analysts said. Wheat also declined, with Chicago Board of Trade futures hitting a one-month low while K.C. and Minneapolis […] Read more
Canadian farmers to reduce canola plantings by seven per cent
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers intend to plant seven per cent fewer acres of canola this spring compared with a year earlier, even less than expected by analysts and traders, as a dispute with China hampers demand, a government report showed on Wednesday. China and Canada are locked in a diplomatic and trade dispute […] Read more
WTO finds for U.S. on crop tariff dispute with China
MarketsFarm — The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled largely in favour of the United States in a trade dispute regarding China’s application of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, corn and rice. The ruling, issued by the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), stated China did not apply the TRQs on imports of wheat, rice […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher after dropping to five-month low
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned higher on Thursday after dropping to a five-month low on concerns about weak export demand and large harvests in South America. Corn futures ended near unchanged, while wheat futures touched a one-month low on a broadly favourable harvest outlook in the Northern Hemisphere. Positioning ahead of a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures edge higher in turnaround from losses
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday in a rebound from falls to one-month lows a day earlier on the Chicago Board of Trade and contract lows in Kansas City and Minneapolis markets. Soybean futures set a five-month low, while corn futures also eased. Tuesday’s wheat price drop attracted bargain buying and […] Read more
Have patience when deciding fate of winter wheat fields
Wet, cool conditions making predictions of wheat success difficult
Wheat needs heat. With few truly warm days seen so far — as well as unfavourable planting conditions in the autumn of 2018 — agronomy experts say to not rush in condemning your winter wheat. “We had an estimated 900,000 acres of wheat planted last fall; 89 per cent was soft red, seven per cent […] Read more
Nurse crops help potatoes face environmental factors
Starting crops with potatoes adds to organic matter and helps with erosion and droughty conditions
Young potato shoots are up against many environmental factors, such as drought, wind and water erosion, all of which are mainly due to a large decrease in soil organic matter. Now, researchers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) have found that nurse crops may be able to help potatoes by adding green manure to the […] Read more
Focus on local boosts wheat usage by processor
Grain farmers invested in helping Griffith Foods grow its demand for Ontario wheat
A major supplier to the food industry has dramatically increased its use of Ontario wheat over the past 30 years to the point that it now almost exclusively buys locally. Griffith Foods made purchasing Ontario wheat a priority as part of its effort to reduce its carbon footprint and as a result has become a […] Read more
Alberta ag minister Carlier downed in UCP win
Alberta’s incumbent agriculture minister was among the casualties as Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party defeated Rachel Notley’s New Democrats in Tuesday night’s provincial election. Oneil Carlier, the provincial NDP government’s minister of agriculture and forestry since May 2015 and deputy government house leader since February 2016, was unseated in his riding of Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland […] Read more
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