MarketsFarm — Yields and crop conditions from this year’s pulse harvest in Saskatchewan largely varied by location, according to SaskPulse executive director Carl Potts. “Generally on the east side of […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Smaller yields than last year in Saskatchewan
Pulse production seen varying by location
Feed weekly outlook: Lack of overseas demand brings down prices
'It feels like for now, we've kind of bottomed out'
MarketsFarm — As the grain harvest wraps up in Western Canada, feed grain prices continued to move downward. However, harvest pressure was not the only reason for their declines. Evan […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: ‘Average’ dry bean crop in Manitoba
Won't be close to last year's 'pretty phenomenal' crop
MarketsFarm — As Manitoba’s pulse harvest neared completion, a provincial pulse specialist says it will vary as to whether dry bean growers are satisfied with the result. Dennis Lange said […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola ‘due for a bounce’
Weather co-operating, mostly, for Prairie harvesting
MarketsFarm — A month-long decline of ICE Futures canola prices, which saw the oilseed lose $110 per tonne, came to an end and was followed by a bounce-back. While the […] Read more
Market uncertainty, election weigh on Manitoba pork sector
Volatility remains a feature, Manitoba Pork GM says
MarketsFarm — Cam Dahl, general manager of Manitoba Pork, has felt the highs and lows of the province’s pork industry over the past few months. While he expects Manitoba’s feed […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Funds getting out of soybeans
Potential for U.S. government shutdown a concern
MarketsFarm — While corn and wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) stayed fairly steady during the week ended Wednesday, soybean prices steadily declined. The November soybean contract […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids mixed, durum lower
StatCan raises projections for spring wheat harvest
MarketsFarm — Bids for Western Canadian spring wheat were on both sides of unchanged while those for durum were lower for the week ended Thursday. Statistics Canada (StatCan) released its […] Read more
Flax production lowest since 1967, StatCan predicts
Returns on effort invested 'not attractive right now'
MarketsFarm — After going into its least acres seeded since 1950, the 2023-24 Canadian flax crop is projected to be at its smallest in decades. Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported in […] Read more
Few surprises in StatCan report, analyst says
Downward revision on canola among those few
MarketsFarm PRO analyst Mike Jubinville said Statistics Canada’s principal field crop production report, released Thursday, did not contain too many surprises. The agency’s previous report on Aug. 29 already provided […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: More demand for barley in Alberta
U.S. corn imports still expected to cap barley values
MarketsFarm — As Alberta’s harvest continued, yields and crop conditions have varied across the province, according to Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta. “There has […] Read more
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