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Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Year-ago Canadian canola crop revised higher

By Dave Sims August 31, 2017

CNS Canada — Canada’s 2016 canola crop has been revised higher in Statistics Canada’s first production estimates for 2017, released Thursday. StatsCan raised the 2016-17 production number from 18.4 million tonnes to 19.6 million, and pegged the 2017 crop at 18.2 million tonnes, which was somewhere in the middle of trade estimates. “I think there’s […] Read more

Crops, Markets

StatsCan production survey timing likely to skew results

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 29, 2017

CNS Canada — Production of Canada’s major crops is generally expected to be down on the year after an adverse growing season in many areas. However, actual production may not end up as low as the estimates set to be released by Statistics Canada on Thursday, due to the timing of the survey. The survey […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Soybeans

BASF to boost inoculant production at Saskatoon

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 24, 2017

The Canadian crop protection arm of Germany’s BASF plans to step up its game in the crop inoculant business with a $10 million expansion at its Saskatoon plant. The facility, set up in 1988, handles production and research and development for BASF’s seed- and soil-applied rhizobium/bacillus inoculants, exported and sold worldwide under the Nodulator brand […] Read more

Crops

Saskatchewan harvest starts amid heat, dryness concerns

By MarketsFarm Team, Sask Crop Report August 3, 2017

CNS Canada – Some producers in the south have started harvest, according to the latest Saskatchewan Agriculture crop report for the week ended July 31. Less than one per cent of fields have been combined across the province so far, but 47 per cent of fall rye, six per cent of winter wheat, two per […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Weather

Declining lentil prices should level off, improve

By Terry Fries, GFM Network News July 18, 2017

CNS Canada — Red lentil growers, who have seen prices cut in half during the past year and a half, may finally be able to find solace in what some analysts call a brighter outlook for the remainder of 2017. “I personally am optimistic that we will see higher prices. Some other people will dispute […] Read more

A screengrab from a promotional video for Bayer’s Proline fungicide. (Bayer CropScience Canada via YouTube)

Crops, Machinery

Finer nozzle screens linked to Proline plug-ups

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 6, 2017

Bayer CropScience is recommending users of its Proline foliar fungicide double-check the nozzles they’re using before spraying, to avoid the “plugging issues” affecting some customers’ sprayers. The company on Wednesday reported a “small” number of cases in which farmers’ sprayers were plugging up during applications of Proline, a broad-spectrum prothioconazole (Group 3) suspension Bayer bills […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Pulse exporters get India exemption, no penalties attached

By Terry Fries July 5, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian pulse exports to India have been given the green light, at least for the short term, temporarily heading off fears of higher fumigation charges or being shut out of the country completely. The federal government announced Wednesday that India has granted another exemption to allow Canadian pulse exporters to access that […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Strings seen attached to India’s extended fumigation deadline

By Terry Fries June 29, 2017

CNS Canada –– India has extended its Friday deadline on a requirement that all pulse shipments to that country be fumigated with methyl bromide — but it wasn’t quite the good news the Canadian pulse industry had hoped to hear. “India has basically extended the ability for exporters around the world to ship to India […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Trade looks to potential, not projections, post-StatsCan data

By Jade Markus June 29, 2017

CNS Canada — The commodity trade has turned its focus forward following fresh data from Statistics Canada. “The acreage numbers are important, but this game right now is all about weather,” said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada, naming spring wheat as one crop the market had been closely watching. While estimates for all wheat seeded […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pea, lentil buyers digest lower values, weather

By Jade Markus June 13, 2017

CNS Canada — Buyers, sellers and processors in Canada’s pulse sector are holding steady as an act of safeguarding themselves during a precarious time in the growing season. “People are just kind of buying what they need,” said David Newman of Commodious Trading, a Victoria-area company dealing with international trade and processing of lentils, peas, […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Lentils

Year-ago Canadian canola crop revised higher

StatsCan production survey timing likely to skew results

BASF to boost inoculant production at Saskatoon

Saskatchewan harvest starts amid heat, dryness concerns

Declining lentil prices should level off, improve

Finer nozzle screens linked to Proline plug-ups

Pulse exporters get India exemption, no penalties attached

Strings seen attached to India’s extended fumigation deadline

Trade looks to potential, not projections, post-StatsCan data

Pea, lentil buyers digest lower values, weather

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