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(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

CGC revises domestic canola usage downward

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 17, 2020

MarketsFarm — Domestic canola demand remained well ahead of exports in the latest Canadian Grain Commission report for the week ended Sunday — but revisions to data now show the […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan)

Crops

Canary seed one step closer to ‘official’ status

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 14, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canary seed may still be a relatively minor special crop in Western Canada, but the grain is one step closer to gaining official status. Producers at the Canary […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Solid crush more than makes up for slow canola exports

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 12, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canada’s ongoing diplomatic dispute with China may be slowing canola exports, but the strong pace of the domestic crush is more than making up for any shortfall in […] Read more

ILTA Grain opened its processing plant at Belle Plaine, east of Moose Jaw, in 2017. (ILTAGrain.com)

Crops

ILTA Grain security payout to be CGC’s biggest ever

By Dave Bedard January 7, 2020

An insurance policy set up for demised Prairie pulse exporter ILTA Grain will pay, in full, what’s owed to over 200 growers who supplied the company, according to the Canadian […] Read more

Falling number can be obtained free of charge from the Canadian Grain Commission through its harvest sample program until Dec. 31 if you’re registered for the program. (Canadian Grain Commission photo)

Crops, Markets

Knowing your wheat’s falling number critical this year

By Allan Dawson November 18, 2019

[UPDATED: Nov. 22, 2019] The ‘harvest from hell’ has resulted in one of the worst years in recent memory for sprout damage. That’s pushed down falling numbers and — since […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Canadian canola deliveries hit weekly record

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers made record deliveries of canola into the commercial pipeline during the second week of October, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Wet weather, including […] Read more

Canola in swath near Starbuck, Man. on Aug. 10, 2019. (MarketsFarm photo by Glen Hallick)

Crops, Markets

Canola deliveries slow as Prairies’ harvest drags

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — The slow pace of the canola harvest across Western Canada is limiting farmer deliveries into the commercial elevator system, with a large backlog yet to come. Farmers delivered […] Read more

Green Party leader Elizabeth May walks off the set past moderator Paul Wells (l), Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh after the Maclean’s/Citytv leaders’ debate in Toronto on Sept. 12, 2019. (Pool photo: Frank Gunn via Reuters)

Markets

Election 2019: Ag groups want the parties to pay attention

By Glen Hallick September 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — Two major national farm organizations want the political parties to pay more attention to agriculture as the federal election continues. However, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and […] Read more

Crops

ILTA Grain escrow fund set up for unpaid farmers

By GFM Staff August 8, 2019

Farmers who delivered to Prairie pulse and grain processor ILTA Grain but didn’t get paid before the company went into creditor protection are being asked to “immediately” get in touch […] Read more

Crop year ends with grain export record

By Farmtario Staff August 2, 2019

Both major railways have announced record grain shipments, and with a more than a week left in the crop year, total Canadian grain exports had already topped last year’s record. […] Read more