Increased intended Prairie canaryseed acreage this spring, as reported by Statistics Canada last week, is seen as surprising given the lack of demand, and limited price competitiveness with other crops. […] Read more
Planned Prairie canaryseed acreage surprises industry
High Alta. feed barley bids spur demand switching
The continuing upward trend in Alberta old-crop feed barley cash bids over the past few months is seen to be making other feed grains more attractive to buyers. "We’ve seen […] Read more
Forage exports remain strong
While Canadian forage exports remain firm with solid U.S. demand and interest from China providing some underlying support, concerns remain that transportation issues and exports from the U.S. Midwest may […] Read more
New-crop canola cash values advance
New-crop Prairie canola bids continue their bullish trend seen since the start of 2012. However, talk of overbought positions in the futures, and the looming idea of large seeded canola […] Read more
Recent Prairie rainfall good news for farmers
Recent precipitation across the Prairies has helped ease some of the dryness concerns in the region, and was welcomed by farmers ahead of spring seeding. "One of the impacts, psychologically, […] Read more
Tight supply strengthens Prairie flax prices
After struggling for quite some time, flaxseed values in Western Canada have slowly started to strengthen and there are ideas the uptrend should continue in the near future. "Tight global […] Read more
Tight supply, strong demand boost feed wheat bids
Prairie feed wheat cash bids have advanced in the past month. Firm demand, along with tightness in the cash market has amplified the upward price trend, said an industry participant. […] Read more
New-crop lentil bids sluggish on Prairies
New-crop lentil bids in Western Canada remain sluggish, with ample supply and the lack of interest in forward pricing weighing on prices, said an analyst. "Lentils are a dead market […] Read more
Prairie flaxseed prices edge higher
Western Canadian flaxseed cash bids have advanced in the past month, with fresh export demand along with tight supply concerns contributing to the firmness, said an industry participant. "The Chinese […] Read more
Prairie canola cash bids continue to advance
Western Canadian canola cash bids continue to move upward with record crushing, solid export demand and chart-based buying providing underlying support. However, ideas that canola may be oversold, along with […] Read more
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