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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, Oats, Reuters

Canada’s Richardson buys European Oat Millers

By Rod Nickel June 26, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Richardson International, one of Canada’s largest grain handlers, said Monday it had purchased European Oat Millers in a deal that expands its geographic reach. The acquisition of European Oat Millers, the second-largest oat miller in Europe, closed on June 15, Richardson said in a statement. Both companies are privately owned. Winnipeg-based […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Parched soils threaten canola, spring wheat

By Rod Nickel June 7, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s western farm belt, dogged by excessive rain in some areas this spring, is now facing parched conditions in others, threatening wheat and canola crops, crop analysts say. A large area of southern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba has received less than 40 per cent of normal precipitation during the 30-day period […] Read more

Crops

Deadline extended for comment on cash ticket deferral

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News May 24, 2017

Public consultations on the income tax treatment of deferred grain cash tickets, with an eye toward “potential elimination” of farmers’ option to defer grain income, have been extended by two months. The federal government on Tuesday said the consultation, first announced in Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s March budget and due to end Wednesday, will instead […] Read more

Crops, Oats, Weather

Prairie oats at tipping point

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 17, 2017

CNS Canada –– Seeding delays in Western Canada could see more area shift into oats, which need a shorter growing season and minimal inputs compared to other options. However, with many fields still unharvested from last year, a tipping point will eventually be reached when nothing will be seeded at all in some areas. In […] Read more

A canola field in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 5, 2016 after the area was blanketed by wet snow. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Markets

StatsCan data confirm tight canola supplies

By Jade Markus May 5, 2017

CNS Canada — Grain and oilseed stocks data released Friday from Statistics Canada were bullish for canola and wheat — though analysts suggest the effects of the report on the market may be short-lived. Figures for barley, lentils and peas were above year-ago levels, but movements in those markets are more likely be driven by […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Canadian canola stocks seen dwindling to four-year low

By Rod Nickel May 1, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian stockpiles of canola dwindled to a four-year low ahead of planting season after brisk demand from crushers and exporters, but wheat supplies swelled, according to a Reuters survey of 12 traders and analysts. On Friday, Statistics Canada will estimate crop supplies as of March 31, 2017, from commercial and farm […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Soybeans

Canadian producers to plant record canola crop, boost soybean acres

By Dave Sims April 21, 2017

CNS Canada – Canadian oilseed acreage is set to boom according to the latest acreage estimates from Statistics Canada. Today, the agency released its Principal Fields Crops Acreage Summary for 2017/18 on April 21. It pegged canola acreage at a record 22.387 million acres, a jump of 2.02 million acres over last year. “It’s no surprise […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Post tucks into British breakfast cereal Weetabix

By adam-jourdan, Lauren Hirsch, Martinne Geller April 18, 2017

London/Shanghai/New York | Reuters — Post Holdings is buying leading British breakfast cereal brand Weetabix from China’s Bright Food Group for 1.4 billion pounds (C$2.4 billion), giving the U.S.-focused company a European base on which to build. The combination will help Post’s existing brands, which include Honey Bunches of Oats and Grape-Nuts, to expand overseas, […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Trade sees record Canadian canola acres as possibility

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 17, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers could be set to seed record-large canola acres in 2017, while wheat area is generally expected to be down on the year when Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based acreage estimates of the year on Friday. From a purely economic standpoint, “canola is historically the commodity that pays the bills,” […] Read more

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

Canada’s Richardson buys European Oat Millers

Parched soils threaten canola, spring wheat

Deadline extended for comment on cash ticket deferral

Prairie oats at tipping point

StatsCan data confirm tight canola supplies

Canadian canola stocks seen dwindling to four-year low

Canadian producers to plant record canola crop, boost soybean acres

Post tucks into British breakfast cereal Weetabix

Trade sees record Canadian canola acres as possibility

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