MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers are in the early stages of planting the country’s next chickpea crop, with market conditions firm for the time being, ahead of new-crop harvests in other […] Read more
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Firm Canadian chickpea market watching world production
Trade keeps eye on crops in Turkey, Russia, India

CBOT weekly outlook: North Dakota corn growers switch to soy, sunflower
'Tough day in the markets' as Black Sea deal extended
MarketsFarm — Faced with a late start due to wet conditions, North Dakota farmers are changing their spring planting plans. They’re switching from corn to crops such as soybeans and […] Read more

U.K. to increase rapeseed, product output in 2023-24
Input costs seen down so far this year
MarketsFarm — With the rapeseed crop in the United Kingdom estimated at 66 per cent good to excellent, the U.S. Department of Agriculture attaché in London, forecast production for 2023-24 […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Seeding to start in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan lentils expected to lose acres to wheat, canola
MarketsFarm — With the calendar turning to May and temperatures expected to surpass 20 C this week, pulse seedings are set to begin for parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. “Right […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: StatCan’s canola area estimate questioned
Traders predict significant increase ahead
MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada on Wednesday released its first survey-based seeding intentions report for the 2023-24 marketing year, reporting an anticipated 0.9 per cent rise in canola acres, to 21.6 […] Read more

Feed weekly outlook: Grain area to increase this year
Oats area expected to be reduced
MarketsFarm — Early signs point to increased Canadian feed grain production in 2023-24, with record corn acreage intentions and increases in both barley and wheat area on the year, according […] Read more

StatCan expects more wheat, canola acres in 2023
Corn, soy, barley acres also expected up
MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat and canola in 2023, with soybeans, corn and barley area also forecast to expand, according to Statistics Canada’s projections for field […] Read more

Analysts expect additional acres for canola, wheat
StatCan estimates due out Wednesday
MarketsFarm — If traders and analysts are correct with their estimates, there will be slightly more wheat and canola acres seeded in Canada this year compared to 2022. Statistics Canada […] Read more

More grain for European Union in 2023-24, USDA projects
Larger production seen reducing need for imports
MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attaché in Madrid is projecting an increase in grain production for the European Union (EU) in 2023-24. In USDA’s Global Agricultural Information […] Read more

Less wheat expected in Kazakhstan in 2023-24, despite same acres
Soil moisture loss expected in wheat-growing regions
MarketsFarm — As the 2022-23 crop year in Kazakhstan begins to wind down, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in the country’s capital of Astana estimated its wheat production […] Read more