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(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

‘Mini-harvest’ likely to weigh on feed grains

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CNS Canada –– Seasonal lows in the Western Canadian feed grain market may stick around longer than normal this year, as the industry awaits the abnormal spring harvest of those fields left to overwinter this year. “The seasonals are fairly consistent,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, adding “we usually see the […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

Low-quality feed being dumped on market

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CNS Canada — Prices for feed barley and wheat don’t appear ready to spike anytime soon, as farmers across Western Canada continue to dump supplies containing high concentrations of vomitoxin and fusarium into feedlots. “Steady as it goes here is the tone,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “We’re looking to clean […] Read more
A close-up of emerging corn seedlings north of London, Ont. on May 24, 2016. (Ralph Pearce photo)
Crops

StatsCan confirms drought impact on Ontario yield

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Statistics Canada has confirmed what most farmers in Ontario knew this past summer: Hot and droughty conditions drove production of corn and soybeans almost 10 per cent lower than 2015 levels. StatsCan’s harvest report, released this week, also showed the large wheat crop in Ontario was a record, with a 56 per cent increase in […] Read more
Durum wheat. (Gipsa.usda.gov)
Crops, Markets

Quality Canadian durum may be in short supply

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CNS Canada — Quality issues with the Canadian durum crop currently being harvested should see the price spreads between top- and low-end grain widen considerably, especially as the carryout from the previous year is also poor quality. Canadian durum stocks, as of July 31, were pegged at 1.1 million tonnes by Statistics Canada in a […] Read more

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