MarketsFarm — Canadian imports of corn from the United States are picking up and could hit a record this year, given the tight supply situation across the Prairies. The most […] Read more
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Feed weekly outlook: Record imports of U.S. corn likely
Feeders will need to scale back barley usage
Thousands in B.C. still stranded by flood waters
'We are not out of this by a long shot'
Abbotsford | Reuters — Rescuers and workers in British Columbia were still trying to reach 18,000 people stranded on Thursday after floods and mudslides destroyed roads, houses and bridges in […] Read more
Grain flow uncertain as floods halt B.C. rail, road traffic
MarketsFarm — It’s too early yet to determine the effect of massive floods in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland on grain movement, according to the company monitoring Canada’s grain handling and […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices among highest ever
MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices continue to push higher following a somewhat disappointing harvest on the Prairies this year, according to Glen Loyns, general manager of JGL Commodities at Moose […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans dip in yields, prices
MarketsFarm — This year’s dry bean harvest in Manitoba has only produced about two-thirds of an average annual yield, according to the province’s expert on pulses. Dennis Lange, pulse specialist […] Read more
Canadian canola oil content well below average
Canada’s hot and dry growing season in 2021 cut into the oil content of the country’s canola crop, with preliminary data pointing to the second-lowest oil content of the past […] Read more
Hay North initiative delivers 5.8 million pounds of hay
Feed component of Northwestern Livestock Emergency Assistance Initiative has ended
The initiative providing much-needed forage to drought and forest fire-stricken farmers in Northern Ontario has wrapped up. “When we work together, we can accomplish great things,” said Rob Lipsett, Beef […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Winter price movement awaits chickpeas after harvest
MarketsFarm – Just like nearly all crops in Western Canada, chickpeas were not immune to drought conditions causing reduced yields. Approximately 64,000 tonnes of chickpeas were grown across the country […] Read more
Canada economy seen weaker than expected as supply chain woes weigh
Ottawa | Reuters – The Canadian economy most likely underperformed expectations in the third quarter amid ongoing supply chain woes and a brutal drought, official data suggested on Friday, prompting […] Read more
Another La Nina winter predicted
Polar vortex to chill Prairies, more snow further east, AccuWeather says
Data compiled by a U.S. federal weather forecasting agency show La Nina conditions have developed over the central Pacific Ocean and are likely to linger through February. And La Nina, […] Read more
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