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Canada’s farmers seen seeding less canola than expected

By Rod Nickel, Simon Doyle April 21, 2016

Reuters — Canadian farmers intend to seed less canola than expected, and will sow record-large areas with pulse crops, according to the government’s first farmer survey of crop sowings for 2016, released on Thursday. Wheat seedings are also expected to decline, but not as much as traders and analysts expected on average. Statistics Canada estimated that […] Read more

Livestock, Pasture

Learning to grow more grass in Saskatchewan

By Heather Smith Thomas April 20, 2016

Art McElroy has been farming in southern Saskatchewan, about 50 miles east of Alberta, since 1996. He started seeding some of the place back to grass in 1998. In 1999 he and his oldest son took the Ranching for Profit class as a home study course and started doing some rotational grazing. In 2005 he […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy expected to correct lower

By Jade Markus April 20, 2016

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are both likely to correct lower after sharp gains on the week, according to one U.S. analyst. Corn prices are slightly overdone, and will likely decline in coming sessions, said Terry Reilly of Futures International. Reilly said he expects prices to correct […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching acreage numbers

By Dave Sims April 20, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts rose during the week ended Wednesday, as strong advances in U.S. soy overpowered resistance cast on the market by the stronger Canadian dollar. The canola market “was able to get some support from the soy action but the Canadian dollar has taken most of it away… it’s […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains on fund buying

By Michael Hirtzer April 20, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans shrugged off early losses to surge two per cent on Wednesday, hitting new eight-month highs and extending the gains of a dramatic April rally linked to investment fund buying and rain-related delays in Argentina’s harvest. Chicago Board of Trade soybeans reached the psychological threshold of $10 per bushel for […] Read more

Manitoba’s incumbent agriculture minister Ron Kostyshyn, shown here in March last year, was one of 12 ministers in Premier Greg Selinger’s cabinet defeated in their constituencies in the April 19 election. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Shannon VanRaes)

Crops

Manitoba ag minister unseated in Tory sweep

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 20, 2016

Manitoba’s incumbent agriculture minister was among the casualties in Tuesday’s provincial election as Brian Pallister’s Progressive Conservatives swept the New Democrats from office. Ron Kostyshyn lost his seat Tuesday to Tory candidate Rick Wowchuk, a schoolteacher from Swan River, by a spread of over 1,500 votes. Kostyshyn, a cow-calf producer from Ethelbert, Man., had been […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

New-crop chickpea prices strong, but seed short

By Jade Markus April 19, 2016

CNS Canada — Production issues in growing regions have driven chickpea prices higher, one analyst says, but limited seed means Canadian producers may not be able to take advantage of strong new-crop pricing. “Bottom line, the world is out of chickpeas,” said Colin Young of Midwest Investments. “As the year progressed everyone was hoping the […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Canada’s pulse acres set to rise, wheat likely lower

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 19, 2016

CNS Canada –– Early seeding operations are already underway in parts of Western Canada, and the general sentiment is that farmers are planting more peas and lentils at the expense of most everything else. Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based acreage estimates of the year on Thursday. “I think we’ll see a surge in pulse […] Read more

Nova Scotia Finance Minister Randy Delorey lays out the budget for reporters Tuesday in Halifax. (NovaScotia.ca)

Crops, Grapes

Nova Scotia pledges food donation tax credit in budget

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 19, 2016

A tax credit for Nova Scotia farmers who donate produce to local food banks is among the policy plans laid out in the province’s latest budget. Finance Minister Randy Delorey’s budget on Tuesday showed an overall $17.1 million net surplus position on $10.15 billion in total expenses and $10.26 billion in total revenues (minus $110.3 […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Rail interswitching rule seen already paying dividends

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 19, 2016

A 2014 federal rule that expanded rail options for some Prairie grain shippers has already made for more competitive freight rates and service and should be renewed this summer, commodity groups say. Pulse Canada, Grain Growers of Canada and Alberta’s crop commissions on Tuesday called on the federal government to extend provisions from the previous […] Read more

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat up, durum mixed

U.S. grains: Soy futures end up but notch weekly loss after China buys Argentina crops

U.S. criticizes Mexico’s handling of screwworm near border

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