United States oats futures and Western Canadian cash bids for the cereal crop are seeing very different levels of activity in the first half of September.
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Oats futures rise, cash bids steady
Agronomists give predictions at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024
Tar spot is present is nearly every Ontario corn field this season due to a wetter spring.
Agronomists give predictions at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024
Tar spot is present is nearly every Ontario corn field this season due to a wetter spring.
Most Prairie farm product prices drop: StatCan
Average prices for the majority of crops grown in the Prairies were lower this July compared to the year before, while cattle prices continued to rise, according to Statistics Canada's (StatCan) monthly farm product prices released on Sept. 10.
Alberta harvest progressing rapidly
Warm temperatures and only minor rain delays allowed farmers in Alberta to make good harvest progress during the week ended Sept. 3, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total […] Read more
Hail, strong winds damage Prairie crops
A series of storms left a path of destruction in all three Prairie provinces from Aug. 19 to 25. More than one million acres were either damaged or destroyed by […] Read more
Saskatchewan farmers making good harvest progress: report
Saskatchewan farmers made good harvest progress during the week ended Sep. 2, according to the latest provincial crop report. An estimated 42 per cent of the 2024 crop was harvested […] Read more
Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest nearly one-quarter complete
Manitoba’s harvest continued to progress, reaching 24 per cent completion as of Sept. 2 despite light to moderate precipitation in most areas, according to the latest provincial crop report. Combining […] Read more
Alberta’s harvest ahead of average pace
Combining in Alberta reached 20 per cent complete as of Aug. 27, according to the latest provincial crop report issued Aug. 30. The harvest was eight points ahead of the five-year average. Also, nine per cent of Alberta’s crops have been swathed and 70 per cent remain standing.
StatCan field crops report numbers fairly acceptable says analyst
Statistics Canada’s production estimates in its principal field crops report issued Aug. 28, came in better than expected according to MarketsFarm analyst Mike Jubinville. While Jubinville thought StatCan might peg the 2024/25 canola crop at around 20 million tonnes, the federal agency placed their call at 19.50 million, while a poll by Reuters expected 19.20 million.
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