While Statistics Canada reported more wheat was grown in 2024/25, canola production fell back as the agency issued its principal field crops report on Dec. 5.
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More wheat, less canola in 2024/25 says Statistics Canada
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Only small changes in latest AAFC estimates
There were only small changes to the updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Nov. 19. All of the other data in the AAFC report were carried over from its October report.
Alberta harvest wraps up
Harvest operations in Alberta are virtually complete for 2024, the province’s crop report said. Combining advanced three points to 99 per cent finished as of Oct. 22 as well as being three points above the five-year average.
Alberta harvest well ahead of five-year average
Progress hits 85 per cent complete
Harvest progress in Alberta reached 85 per cent complete as of Oct. 1, progressing 11 points on the week, according to the latest provincial crop report.
Feed Grains Weekly: Feed prices stabilizing, but weight an issue
Prices for feed barley in Western Canada have stabilized over the past week, although low bushel weights were leading to discounts.
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Combining in Saskatchewan ahead of five-year average
Harvesting in Saskatchewan is in the home stretch as warm and dry conditions for the week ended Sept. 30 saw a 12-point gain to 91 per cent complete, the provincial agriculture department reported.
Oats futures rise, cash bids steady
United States oats futures and Western Canadian cash bids for the cereal crop are seeing very different levels of activity in the first half of September.
Unpacking an oat silage feed report
Understanding results and applying the information from a feed test is key to developing balanced rations
You’ve collected representative samples of feed and sent them for analysis. Interpreting the results and building a balanced ration is the next step. (see ‘Certificate of Analysis’ report example at bottom) Moisture and dry matter: Moisture represents the amount of water present in a feed sample. Dry matter is what remains after water is removed. Moisture […] Read more
Oat cash prices don’t immediately follow CBOT movement
One trader can push market around, trader says
MarketsFarm — While oats on the Chicago Board of Trade rallied recently, upward movement in cash prices was varied. Even as that rally came to its eventual end, cash prices on the Canadian Prairies did not budge a great deal. Over nine consecutive sessions, the December oat contract at Chicago pushed higher by 29.5 U.S. […] Read more
StatCan expected to raise estimate for oats production
Ending stocks estimate 'probably fairly accurate'
MarketsFarm — Ahead of the model-based Statistics Canada production report due out on Thursday, Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask. said it’s likely the agency’s numbers for oats will increase. StatCan issued its first model-based production report for 2023-24 on Aug. 29, which placed the country’s oats at about 2.429 million tonnes. […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
