Feed markets

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 10 (CNS) – According to figures released by the USDA last Thursday and analyzed by the U.S. Grains Council, the United States exported 114.1 million tonnes of feed grains from September, 2016 to August, 2017, which is a 12 per cent increase from the previous year. United States […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, October 6. Autumn rains could tell the tale on whether forage crops in Manitoba will be decent. Dave Koslowsky, chair of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association, said while many producers in the […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Oct. 4 (CNS Canada) – Statistics Canada’s new data for corn stocks estimate corn production across the Prairies to be at 1.504 million tonnes for 2017. Manitoba accounts for 1.383 million tonnes and Alberta makes up 121,000 tonnes. In 2016, Manitoba produced 1.169 million tonnes, while Alberta produced 63,500 […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Oct. 3 (CNS Canada) – The United States Grains Council has issued a statement of support for continued strong trade with Canada under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Following the third round of talks intended to rework NAFTA, USGC’s Floyd Gaibler, director of trade, policy and biotechnology, characterized […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Monday, October 2. The Russian grain harvest continues to grow. According to the government’s Ministry of Agriculture, the country will harvest more than 127 million tonnes by the end of the year. The current […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 29 (CNS Canada) – US barley production in 2017 is estimated at 142 million bushels, according to the USDA’s small grains report, released September 29. That was well below the 200 million bushels grown the previous year, with average yields dropping by 5.3 bushels per acre, to 72.6 […] Read more

Feed Grains: Questions surround winter wheat seeding By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 28 (CNS Canada) – Alberta wheat and barley organizations have announced they plan to share a general manager. Alberta Wheat Commission manager Tom Steve will step into the role at Alberta Barley. The two commissions also plan to assess the feasibility […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 27 (CNS Canada) – The harvest in South Australia is underway, marked by the first shipment, a load of barley, at Viterra’s Port Pirie facility. The first load of new crop arrived two weeks earlier than last year. Viterra said about 5.5 million tonnes of export capacity had […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Sept. 26 (CNS Canada) – French wheat pricing, southern hemisphere crops and Russia’s export capacity are moving wheat export markets, according to Mercantile Consulting Ventures Inc., a crop consulting company. Russia and former Soviet Union countries are currently leading world wheat exports. United States spring wheat production is expected to […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 25 (CNS Canada) – Russian barley exports are up sharply in 2017, as a large domestic crop and tighter supplies in other exporting nations, including Australia, Canada, and the EU, created opportunities for the country. Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey have been major customers. Corn futures at the […] Read more