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Crops, Markets, Oats

Big oats intentions surprise market

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CNS Canada — A surprisingly large increase for oats acres in Statistics Canada’s planting intentions report on Thursday led to a quick drop in prices. However, actual area will likely come in below the early expectations, as declining prices should cause some acres to shift elsewhere. Oats plantings were pegged at 3.6 million acres by […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Oats

Oats market cold in Western Canada

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CNS Canada –– The oats market in Western Canada has gone cold, with little heat expected until closer to spring seeding. “The basis is the thermometer, and right now oats are getting cold,” said Ryan McKnight of Linear Grain at Carman, Man., noting basis levels were generally fading. “We’re just not seeing much demand for […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Oats

Oat growers wait for better prices in 2015

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CNS Canada –– High freight costs and a reluctance by farmers to sell at current prices has made for a sluggish start to the New Year for oats, according to an industry participant. “Price expectations for oats are higher than what the current market is offering,” said Ryan McKnight, grain merchandising manager at Linear Grain […] Read more
(Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Barley, Crops, Oats

Ont. oat, barley growers approve GFO entry

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Ontario’s barley and oat growers have voted just over three-quarters in favour of representation by the province’s wheat, corn and soybean growers’ organization. Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) confirmed Monday that eligible growers voted 77 per cent in favour of the move in a November vote conducted by the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission. GFO […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Oats

Oats prices drop to two-and-a-half-year lows

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CNS Canada –– Oats prices at the Chicago Board of Trade dropped to their weakest levels in two-and-a-half years over the past week, and cash bids in Western Canada have followed suit. While the largely speculative price drop could bring in more bargain-hunting demand, both end-users and farmers have moved to the sidelines for the […] Read more
Unionized staff spent eight weeks off the job this fall at Richardson Milling’s Martensville, Sask. oat plant. (UFCW.ca)
Crops, Oats

Richardson’s Sask. oat milling staff ratify deal

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Unionized workers with Richardson International’s oat processing and grain milling plant at Martensville, Sask. are headed back to work after ratifying a new labour deal. About three dozen Richardson Milling employees, represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1400, were locked out Sept. 10 after voting in late August to approve a […] Read more
Few changes expected in Canadian crop area
Barley, Canola, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Few changes expected in Canadian crop area

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Commodity News Service Canada — It doesn’t appear there will be any dramatic changes to acreage for most crops next year, says a market analyst for CWB. Bruce Burnett gave some broad estimates for plantings in 2015 at the opening session of the Cereals North America conference in Winnipeg. “My thought is we’re going to […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats

East-west rail movement seen hurting Prairie oats

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CNS Canada –– Inability to secure rail cars destined for the U.S., particularly Minnesota, is seen to be hurting oat producers as quantities of old crop continue to sit idle. Last year’s record-large crop continues to tie up Canada’s two main railways, which also face government regulations requiring them to carry over a million tonnes […] Read more

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