MarketsFarm — The hot and dry 2021 growing season cut significantly into Canada’s barley production, with the weather also leading to higher protein levels for what was harvested. “It will […] Read more
Tag Archives drytimes
Canada’s small, high-protein malt barley crop poses challenges
Rains make sunny days for sunflower crops
MarketsFarm — Despite drought conditions throughout southern Manitoba decimating crops during the summer, late rain showers in some areas are improving harvests of one crop in particular. Precipitation in August […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Yellow peas selling at a premium
Local fractionation markets competitive
MarketsFarm –– Last summer’s lacklustre pea harvest in Western Canada has helped raise prices, but none more so than those of yellow peas. Yellow peas were trading at a high-delivered […] Read more
No evidence trains sparked Lytton fire, TSB says
Transportation Safety Board now stepping out of ongoing fire probe
There’s no proof the fire that largely destroyed a British Columbia village, damaged a key rail bridge and led to cuts in rail speed limits in high-risk areas was sparked […] Read more
Hay-starved Prairies fertile ground for online scammers
At least $64,000 lost in Alberta alone, RCMP says
High demand, scarce supplies and rising prices for hay and other feeds due to this summer’s drought on the Prairies have made a market for online scammers, RCMP warn. The […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans touch last December’s lows
Soy, corn production bigger than previously expected, USDA says
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dropped on Tuesday to the lowest seen since December 2020, after a U.S. government report pegged soybean and corn production to be bigger […] Read more
Exports tumble as supplies simply not there
'There's very little to sell'
MarketsFarm — Cereal and oilseed exports out of Canada nosedived in August just as the 2021-22 marketing began, according to the monthly export report from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba has an OK dry bean crop
MarketsFarm — As with the great majority of field crops this year in Manitoba, dry beans have seen production fall due to excessive heat and severe drought, according to provincial […] Read more
Prairie quinoa yields likely to be down this year
MarketsFarm — Shortly before the harvest of this year’s quinoa crop in Western Canada is about to start, expectations are for yields to be down from last year, according to […] Read more
Canary seed prices rise as production drops
MarketsFarm — This year’s canary seed crop in Canada will be smaller than expected, according to Darren Yungmann, board chair of the Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan. “Overall, canary […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
