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Maturing AAC Synergy barley spikes (Photo: AAFC)

The first Canadian reference barley genome: a gift beer drinkers can toast

By AAFC April 19, 2021

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has led the first project to sequence a Canadian variety of malting barley. While this might not immediately excite the average barley consumer, it is a big step towards better barley and better beer — one worth raising a glass to! Foundation for future advancementSimply put, a genome is the […] Read more

Oats. (Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Oats

Oats riding high with other crops

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News March 19, 2021

MarketsFarm -- Increased demand, both domestically and overseas, has caused the price of oats grown in Western Canada to rise compared to last year. And so far, seeding projections and rising prices for other crops suggest the market for oats won't go down anytime soon. According to Prairie Ag Hotwire data from Wednesday, high-delivered bids […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Oat prices running out of upside

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News February 2, 2021

MarketsFarm -- Oat prices in Western Canada have shown some strength over the past year, but competition from other crops will likely lead to an acreage reduction this spring despite the firm prices, according to market participants. Ryan McKnight, from Linear Grain at Carman, Man., had seen prices for the crop rise last fall, but […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Oats values hold steady at harvest

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News September 23, 2020

MarketsFarm -- The oats market in Western Canada is holding relatively steady despite seasonal harvest pressure, although yields failed to live up to earlier expectations. "Steady at harvest time is good," said Scott Shiels, grain procurement merchant with Grain Millers in Yorkton. Prices often dip at harvest time due to increased deliveries, he noted, but […] Read more

CBOT July 2020 oats with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Oats

Demand pushes up cash prices for oats

Cash oats uncoupled from Chicago futures values

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 9, 2020

MarketsFarm -- While scarcity of oats on the Prairies has pushed up cash prices, there has been a drop in futures prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), two buyers said. “The weakness in the futures definitely has nothing to do with cash prices in the country,” said Scott Shiels of Grain Millers at […] Read more

Crops, Oats

Mexico wants Canadian oats

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 14, 2020

MarketsFarm -- Mexico's largest oat manufacturer is calling for Canadian oat producers to explore new varieties and increase acreage in order to keep up with global demand. Jorge Sanchez, chief financial officer of Mexico's Corporativo Grupo Vida Internacional, said Canada's oat crops need to "adapt to changing growing conditions" in order to meet world demand, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Oat area poised to rise

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 13, 2020

MarketsFarm -- Solid prices and growing demand -- and risk aversion among growers -- should see more oat acres seeded in Canada in 2020, with early signs pointing to the largest oat crop in more than a decade. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada predicted 2020 oat area at 3.93 million acres in its January report, which […] Read more

Markets, Oats

Prairie oats market stable, but strong

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm October 28, 2019

Oats bids in Western Canada have stabilized for the time being, as the weather concerns that propped up the market at the beginning of the month are largely factored in. “It’s a pretty stable market. Stable, but strong,” said Scott Shiels, of Grain Millers Inc. in Yorkton, Sask. Prices moved up at the beginning of […] Read more

Paterson Grain’s current elevator at Rosser, Man., is the largest in its Prairie primary grain handling network at 121,000 tonnes capacity. (Dave Bedard file photo)

Crops, Oats

Paterson stakes Manitoba site for oat processing plant

By Dave Bedard October 3, 2019

Up to a quarter million tonnes of oats per year could find a new end use as a Winnipeg agrifood company sets up a new oat processing plant near its home base. Privately-held Paterson GlobalFoods (PGF) announced Thursday it will start construction "immediately" on the new plant, on part of its 600-acre site next to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Large oat production won’t move prices

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm August 29, 2019

MarketsFarm -- While the most recent crop production report from Statistics Canada predicted significantly more oats than originally expected, prices will likely remain stable. Statistics Canada estimated 3.952 million tonnes of oats will be grown in 2019, up considerably from the 3.436 million tonnes produced in 2018. But low carryover stocks from previous years means […] Read more

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The first Canadian reference barley genome: a gift beer drinkers can toast

Oats riding high with other crops

Oat prices running out of upside

Oats values hold steady at harvest

Demand pushes up cash prices for oats

Mexico wants Canadian oats

Oat area poised to rise

Prairie oats market stable, but strong

Paterson stakes Manitoba site for oat processing plant

Large oat production won’t move prices

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