Statistics Canada is estimating chickpea production at 108,000 tonnes. As with most other pulse types, this report only lists total chickpea seeded acreage, and Statistics Canada will only give a […] Read more
Market Insight: Chickpea production down
Market Insight: World waits on Canadian durum
Canadian durum wheat plantings for 2008 exceeded six million acres. Record 2007 prices and improved agronomics seemed enough to encourage farmers to increase seeded area of the crop. The global […] Read more
Market Insight: StatsCan estimates barley production
The latest Statistics Canada report estimated barley production at 10.88 million metric tonnes, larger than most trade estimates, due to bigger yield and harvested area numbers. The increase in harvested […] Read more
Markets recover off recent lows
Futures markets have recovered sharply since the lows established in the days leading up to the August 12th United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report. Corn, canola, wheat and soybean […] Read more
Market Insight: India’s pulse plantings delayed
Recent reports out of India hint at some improvement of pulse plantings but still estimate a significant drop in production in the world’s leading pulse producer and consumer. Reports estimated […] Read more
Sunflower planting surprise; markets dragged down by soybeans
Despite a later start to the year and cooler temperatures than ideal, the majority of both confectionary and oil sunflower crops are rated as being in good condition throughout the […] Read more
Smaller new crop barley supplies partially offset by lower demand
Feed barley prices weakened in sympathy with a corn market that fell sharply through the last half of July on improved growing conditions and speculative selling. The October futures contract […] Read more
Market Insight: Markets shed weather premium
A combination of improving crop conditions, negative chart patterns, fund selling and a $20 per barrel drop in crude oil have left buyers content to sit on the sidelines for […] Read more
Market Insight: Canola prices remain volatile
November futures had spent the last month trading within a $40 per tonne range before being dragged lower this week, as both canola fundamentals and outside markets influence prices. Concerns […] Read more
Market Insight: Oat supply seen adequate
Although the area seeded to oats in Canada is down 19 per cent in 2008, the market should remain fairly well supplied in 2008-09. Both the Canadian and U.S. crops […] Read more