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Plenty of upside for falling flax prices

By Adam Peleshaty - Marketsfarm July 27, 2022

MarketsFarm – One of the most expensive crops grown in the Prairies is losing some of its value. While flaxseed prices in Western Canada are still at or above those from last year, they have come down by at least 15 per cent since last month. The high-delivered bid for flax in Saskatchewan is C$28 […] Read more

Canola plants in flower in a field north of Lorette, Man. on July 20, 2022. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Good ratings seen for Manitoba’s spring wheat, canola

By MarketsFarm July 20, 2022

MarketsFarm — Crops in Manitoba remain in good shape, according to the latest weekly report from the province’s agriculture ministry. In particular, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development (MARD) found spring wheat across the province rated 85 per cent good to excellent — but with crops not doing as well in the province’s Interlake region. While […] Read more

Alberta cereal crops lead the way in terms of favourable development in the latest provincial crop report. Photo: File

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Crop conditions in Alberta see remarkable turnaround

By Glen Hallick June 30, 2022

MarketsFarm – As the heydays of summer approach, Alberta reported that its crops were in good shape. The crop report placed all crops in the province at 75 per cent good to excellent, slightly above the five-year average. The rains throughout June were credited with the turnaround, but overall growth and development remained somewhat behind […] Read more

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Wet weather affecting acreage numbers: analysts

By Adam Peleshaty - Marketsfarm June 30, 2022

MarketsFarm – With some parts of Western Canada experiencing delayed seeding due to wet weather, many analysts believe the conditions have caused a ripple effect on acreage totals for the 2022-23 marketing year. Statistics Canada (StatCan) will release its second survey-based acreage report for the 2022-23 marketing year on July 5. Traders and analysts are […] Read more

Severe weather in the form of heavy rains and large hail hit some areas in rural Manitoba. Photo: iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Extreme weather in Manitoba slows planting progress

By Adam Peleshaty - Marketsfarm June 29, 2022

MarketsFarm – Little progress was made in planting whatever acres remained in Manitoba as extreme weather made its way through the province for the week ended June 26. Provincial seeding progress sat at 93 per cent at a time of year when plantings would be complete, according to the Manitoba Crop Report released on June […] Read more

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Manitoba Crop Report: Plantings advance, crops threatened by weeds, insects

By Adam Peleshaty June 22, 2022

MarketsFarm – Seeding continues to advance in Manitoba, but recent rains have also hindered progress and emergent crops are being threatened by weeds and insects. Plantings in the province are 91 per cent complete as of June 21, four points higher than the previous week according to Manitoba’s weekly crop report. Typically, the third week […] Read more

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Drought fears, fertilizer may affect Canadian acreage estimates

By Adam Peleshaty April 23, 2022

MarketsFarm — Traders and analysts awaiting Statistics Canada’s first survey-based acreage report for the 2022-23 crop year on Tuesday believe competition amongst crops — as well as their dependence on fertilizer, and the possibility of another drought this summer — will be determining factors. Canola stands as the best representation of traders’ concerns. Despite reaching […] Read more

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AAFC warns of uncertainty in latest crop outlook

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 19, 2022

MarketsFarm — The supply/demand balance sheets for Canada’s major crops were largely left unchanged in the latest outlook Friday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. While the March report only saw minor revisions, the government agency cautioned that “the economic outlook, for the world and Canadian grain markets, is particularly uncertain due to the Russian invasion […] Read more

Screenshot from an Alberta Agriculture video profiling Innisfail-based pulse and grain handler W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions. (Alberta Agriculture and Forestry via YouTube)

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W.A. Grain’s farmer suppliers to get 80 cents on dollar

CGC program to provide $5.6 million of $7.1 million owed

By Allan Dawson March 10, 2022

Farmers owed $7.1 million by W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions, which had facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan, will get $5.6 million, or about 80 per cent of the money owed to them, via the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program. “While we regret producers didn’t get 100 per cent (of what they […] Read more

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Adjustments minor in latest AAFC crop balance sheets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 19, 2022

MarketsFarm — Only minor adjustments to the old- and new-crop balance sheets were reported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in their February supply/demand report, released Friday. New-crop production estimates were left unchanged for all of the major grains, oilseeds and pulses, with a return to average yields across the Prairies expected to lead to increased […] Read more

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