Ontario’s grain corn crop was harvested in a timely fashion this fall with yields seen coming in at a surprisingly high level, despite a not-so-spectacular growing season. “With 50 per cent of the reported yield in to crop insurance at present, the current trend yield suggests that the crop yielded roughly 161 bushels an acre,” […] Read more
Ontario’s corn yields surprisingly large
Ontario winter wheat area reported down
The area planted to winter wheat in Ontario was down from the previous season, with the extremely wet fall associated with the reduction in seeded area, according to an official with the Ontario government. "Planting of Ontario’s winter wheat crop got off to a poor start with heavy precipitation, especially in the clay soils in […] Read more
StatsCan confirms larger canola, wheat crops
An upward nudge in the crop production estimates Statistics Canada released Tuesday for canola and all wheat grown in Canada in 2011-12 was a bit bigger than expected, while the forecast for oats and barley suggests a tight supply situation. The federal statistics agency pegged Canadian 2011-12 canola output at a record-sized 14.165 million tonnes. Pre-report […] Read more
Upward nudge expected in StatsCan’s production survey
Following its lower-than-expected forecast in October, market participants expect an upward nudge in most production estimates for Canada’s grains and oilseeds when Statistics Canada releases its last survey for 2011-12, due out Tuesday. Most industry participants still believe the previous production survey from the government agency was underestimated and some upward revisions will occur, said […] Read more
Record canola crush pace seen, byproduct exports to drop
The steady rise in crush capacity in Canada will result in a record amount of canola being processed during the 2011-12 crop year, but exports of canola oil and meal were seen declining, a government analyst reports. The decline in canola oil and meal exports is expected to be consumed domestically. "Right now, I am […] Read more
StatsCan survey finds small canola crop
Statistics Canada on Tuesday released its latest estimates on what production of the various grain and oilseed crops in Canada will be, with projections coming in at a lower level than what most participants had anticipated. “Most pre-report estimates had called for a jump in the production of canola, wheat, barley and a host of […] Read more
StatsCan report shows larger-than-expected canola stocks
The grain and oilseed stocks in all positions report released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday confirmed larger-than-expected supplies for canola and all wheat and suggests the agency underestimated the sizes of those crops during the 2010-11 season, industry sources said. Statistics Canada pegged Canadian canola stocks as of July 31, in the 2010-11 crop year […] Read more
Canola crop record, but smaller than expected
Canada’s canola output in the 2011/12 (Aug/Jul) crop year will be record large, but the estimate released by Statistics Canada in its first crop production survey fell below what market participants had been anticipating. The government agency pegged Canada’s 2011/12 canola crop at a record 13.193 million tonnes, which was up from the 2010/11 level […] Read more
Scarce precipitation seen during Prairie harvest
Producers looking to harvest their grain and oilseed crops in Western Canada can expect to see a drier than normal fall period, according to weather outlooks looking at the next couple of months. “There is a fair chance that some parts of the Canadian Prairies will receive normal rain events during the fall harvest period, […] Read more
Acreage base expected smaller than StatsCan update
The acreage update coming from Statistics Canada early Thursday is expected to show a decline in seeded area in comparison to the projections for the period ended March 31. The federal statistics agency’s numbers are seen as providing at least a base in which to backtrack seeding intentions which were negatively impacted by excessive precipitation […] Read more
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