Flax prices continue to ride the upswing the oilseed experienced in May, said Scott Shiels, grain procurement manager for Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask.
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Flax retaining May gains
StatCan projects smallest planted area in 76 years
Canada’s expected flax area smallest since 1950
Other commodity prices outperforming flax
MarketsFarm — Blue flowery fields of flax will be fewer and farther between in Western Canada, according to Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) first survey-based seeding intentions report for 2023-24. In a […] Read more
Price drop not enough to lift demand for Canadian flax
Russia, Kazakhstan competitive in export markets
MarketsFarm — While flax prices in Western Canada have fallen by at least half from what they were one year ago, they are still too high to be competitive on […] Read more
Flax Council of Canada seeks new chief
Wayne Thompson moving to WGRF
Canada’s national market development organization for flax and flax products is officially in the market for a chief executive. The Flax Council of Canada said Tuesday its search for a […] Read more
Scoular fires up flax processing near Regina
Plant to process flax for food- and feed-grade markets
U.S. grain handler Scoular’s Canadian arm has opened a new flax processing operation at its site just southeast of Regina, into what it describes as a record-strong flax market. Scoular […] Read more
Highs may be in on flax as attention turns to new crop
MarketsFarm — The highs may be in for flaxseed bids in Western Canada, with end-users covered for the time being as attention turns to the 2022 crop. “(Canadian flax) is […] Read more
Canadian flax prices, exports going up
MarketsFarm — High demand and an accompanying increase in overseas exports have resulted in reduced domestic supply for Canadian flaxseed, helping drive prices for the crop to highs unseen in […] Read more
Flax Council of Canada to shut office
The national promotional agency for Canada’s flax industry plans to move forward without a bricks-and-mortar office starting next month. The Flax Council of Canada announced Monday its downtown Winnipeg office, […] Read more
Prairies tell a tale of two flax crops
CNS Canada — A large portion of Canada’s flaxseed crop is still in the field, leaving questions over the size and quality of what will eventually be harvested. About a […] 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
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