CNS Canada — Canada’s flax acres are expected to fall about a third from last year’s levels, according to Statistics Canada data. One market participant says weaker prices have influenced farmers, […] Read more
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Flax expected to lose a third of acres

Potential for fewer flax acres seen this year
CNS Canada — While area seeded to flax in Canada has been increasing over the past four years, that upward momentum may halt in 2016-17. Flax’s cost of production is […] Read more

Flax prices see upward bump on increased demand
CNS Canada –– Foreign demand has picked up in the flax market, according to a grain brokerage firm — and despite increased competition, Canadian prices have seen a slight uptick […] Read more

Flax crop could average 30 bushels an acre
CNS Canada –– Canada’s 2015-16 flax crop could be about 30 per cent bigger than last year’s, according to an expert in the industry. “A million tonnes is what they’re […] Read more

Flax market falling in anticipation of large new crop
CNS Canada –– Spot prices for flax in Western Canada have dropped off in the last couple of days, reacting to expectations of large new-crop production in other parts of […] Read more

Flaxseed acres likely to top official estimates
CNS Canada — The relative strength in flaxseed bids, recent uncertainty in other cropping options and a general need to mitigate risk could see a few more acres sway towards […] Read more

Flax prices still strong enough to buy acres
CNS Canada –– Canada’s flax prices are still holding strong enough to encourage an acreage increase this spring, despite concerns about slowing demand. Prices have held up even as shipping […] Read more

More downside than upside for Prairie flaxseed bids
CNS Canada — Flaxseed prices remain strong in Western Canada, but that strength is relative and there are more bearish than bullish factors in the background which should weigh on […] Read more

Prairie flax prices strong as farmers sit on supplies
CNS Canada — Flax prices in Western Canada are staying strong, with a lack of significant farmer selling supporting the market. “It seems as though the farmers are just sitting […] Read more