Minimal seeding has occurred to date in Alberta, but the return of warm and drier conditions should see seeding operations fully underway in about a week’s time, according to a […] Read more
Alta. farmers near ready for seeding
Prairie canola crush margins improve
Crush margins for processors in Western Canada have once again improved, which is helping to maintain high demand for the commodity at local processors. “Based on my calculations, crush margins […] Read more
Seeding delays may help bolster Prairie sunflower acres
Delays in planting alternative crops this spring across Western Canada could translate into extra area being planted to sunflowers, according to an official with the National Sunflower Association of Canada […] Read more
Ont. winter wheat survives in excellent condition
Winter wheat seeded in Ontario last fall is believed to have survived the winter in very good to excellent condition. “Overall there was little in the way of any winterkill […] Read more
Few surprises in StatsCan’s seeded area intentions
Statistics Canada’s first look at what farmers in Canada plan on seeding in the spring of 2013 yielded few surprises, despite the acreage projection for canola being smaller than anticipated […] Read more
Late spring fuels uncertainty in StatsCan acreage ideas
Industry participants are certain we’ll see uncertainty in Statistics Canada’s first seeding intentions survey for the spring of 2013, given the late winter thaw, possibilities of flooding in some regions […] Read more
Canola crush margins ease, processing pace stays strong
Crush margins for processors in Canada have eased to their lowest level in quite some time, but processing remains at a strong pace, according to industry sources. “Based on my […] Read more
Demand for Prairie red lentils picks up
Demand for Canadian red lentils has picked up recently, with the increase in business helping stimulate strength in the cash bids for the commodity. Cash bids for red lentils have […] Read more
Canadian soybeans attract global demand
The high quality of Canadian-produced soybeans has led to development of some niche, and high-premium-paying, customers for the crop during the 2012-13 crop year — and expectations are for this […] Read more
U.S. unlikely to comply with WTO COOL ruling by deadline
The U.S. government is not expected to comply with the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling requiring changes to its mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law on meats and certain other foods […] Read more
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