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Glacier Farm Media – Prices for green and yellow peas across Western Canada have likely hit their peak, according to Darwin Hamilton of Kalshea Commodities Inc.
Crops
Pulse weekly outlook: Good prices for green, yellow peas
Reduced production, increased demand from India and China bolster market
U.S. grains: CBOT grain, soybean futures tumble after monthly USDA data
U.S. government reported sales of 1,120,000 tons of soft red wheat to China this week
U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday after the Department of Agriculture's updated estimate of Brazil's soybean harvest fell toward the high end of trade expectations, easing concerns about global supplies of the oilseed.
USDA lowers wheat carryout calls, minor adjustments elsewhere
Corn production in Argentina and Brazil left unchanged in new report
Wheat ending stocks in the United States and around the world may be tighter than earlier thought, according to the latest supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Dec. 8.
U.S. grains and oilseeds trading South American weather/charts
Wheat rallied around Chinese purchases, soybeans came under pressure
The seasonal slowdown in the North American grain and oilseed markets has traders in the Chicago futures taking direction from shifting weather forecasts out of South America, with technical chart signals also at play in the futures heading into the New Year.
Surveyed producers report soil health benefits to cover cropping
Producers grazing cover crops reported soil health benefits, but cited a lack of information as a barrier
Callum Morrison finds himself talking about cover crops constantly. It’s a topic he’s happy to dive into. “My job isn’t focusing on cover crops, but I think it’s always something I’m going to be interested in,” he says. He’s been working in the cover cropping area of research for years since he started his master […] Read more
Australian crops improve, but well off recent records
Winter crop harvest reportedly progressing quicker, earlier than recent years
Australia’s winter crop production likely beat earlier expectations but will still be down considerably compared to the record-large production in recent years, according to the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
Major strawberry plant producer changes hands
New owners get funding to buy Lareault business
The Quebec company billed as Canada’s largest producer of strawberry plants has picked up new ownership after nearly 70 years. Production Lareault, based on just over 450 acres at Lavaltrie, Que. — about 40 km northeast of Montreal, in the province’s Lanaudiere region — has been acquired by investors Antoine Casimir and Andrea Borodenko for […] Read more
Merit Foods pays off operating lender, no deal yet for plant
Plant-based protein processor in receivership since March
A Winnipeg pea and canola protein processor in receivership since this spring remains mothballed for now with no firm buyer — but has paid off one of its three secured creditors. Merit Functional Foods, which entered receivership March 1 after just two years’ operation, has sold all its remaining finished and raw inventory and directed […] Read more
Canadian wheat, canola harvests expand, rebound from dry conditions
Global wheat ending stocks have fallen four years in a row on tough weather conditions
Canadian farmers will harvest more wheat and canola than was expected several months ago, as crops rallied from dry conditions that threatened yields, a government report showed on Monday.
Canadian spring wheat bids mixed following choppy U.S. futures
The Canadian dollar was up nearly two-thirds of a cent on its U.S. counterpart
Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Nov. 1, as futures in the United States hit contract lows before bouncing higher and strength in the Canadian dollar cut into basis levels.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
