The value of oats on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has eclipsed the US$4 per bushel level, and producers in Western Canada hope they can soon see the same […] Read more
Oat market on the upswing
Wheat to see larger acre increase than barley
With wheat showing strong returns across Western Canada, it appears producers are showing more interest in wheat than barley “Wheat is garnering a significant portion of the acre increase, barley […] Read more
Chickpeas rise on global weather concerns
(Commodity News Service Canada) — Chickpea prices have been trending higher over the past month, with weather problems in some of top-producing nations a key reason for the strengthening of […] Read more
Sunflowers edge higher
(Commodity News Service Canada) — Sunflower prices have been rising in Western Canada, but haven’t triggered much in the way of producer selling, as most farmers feel values will still […] Read more
Barley prices hold steady, for now
(Commodity News Service Canada) — The recent surge in commodity prices has not had a direct correlation to barley prices — yet. Jim Beusekom, with Marketplace Commodities in Lethbridge, said […] Read more
Oats go up with USDA report
Corrected, Jan. 17 — (Commodity News Service Canada) — Wednesday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture crop report, which showed lower stocks for both corn and soybeans, has sent oat values to […] Read more
Strong demand seen for yellow peas
(Commodity News Service Canada) — Pea producers have seen a bullish start to the marketing year, but may want to “get in while the getting is good,” according to one […] Read more
Canada’s bison market on the rise
(Commodity News Service Canada) — Many agricultural markets across the world have been gaining strength of late, and prices for Canadian bison are no different. “If the past four years […] Read more
Mexico may soon open to Canada’s canaryseed
(Commodity News Service Canada) — Canaryseed producers on the Prairies are hopeful their product can resume being shipped to a destination that used to be one of the largest importers. […] Read more
Prairie oat market seen on the rise
(Commodity News Service Canada) — Oats prices across the Canadian Prairies have been increasing of late, and the trend is likely to continue, according to a merchant. “Producers just aren’t […] Read more
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