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Chickpea market steady, waits for next wave of demand

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 20, 2020

MarketsFarm — Demand for chickpeas often comes in waves, with the market currently in a lull waiting for the next swell. The last demand cycle came in early January, and the market has lacked “any kind of enthusiasm” over the past month, according to Colin Young of Midwest Grain at Moose Jaw. Within every pricing […] Read more

File photo of a sunflower crop in Manitoba. (MysticEnergy/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Strong demand supports sunflowers

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — Global demand for sunflower oil is steadily increasing, according to Scoular’s Robert Deraas. Deraas, director of the Scoular Co.’s sunflower and bird food division, explained Wednesday at CropConnect in Winnipeg that the majority of Canadian sunflowers are grown for oil purposes. Increases in demand are driven largely by health-conscious consumers who use sunflower […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Weather

Manitoba reviewing underused forage insurance plans

About 18 per cent of forage acres insured

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News February 9, 2020

The Manitoba government is taking a look at its Crown crop insurance agency’s relatively under-subscribed offerings to forage growers. The provincial ag department said Tuesday it has launched a review “to better understand the purchasing decisions of Manitoba producers when it comes to forage insurance products” available via Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. (MASC). Over 1,200 […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Strong export demand, acreage ahead for barley

Lower supplies from Australia benefit Canadian growers

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm February 8, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian malting barley acreage is expected to remain high in the coming year, mostly due to strong export demand. Peter Watts, managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Center in Winnipeg, said tough harvest conditions were partially to blame for lowered malt barley output in 2019. “We had a fairly lousy harvest, […] Read more

Fall rye flowering in south-central Manitoba. (Allan Dawson photo)

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Rye production likely won’t increase in 2020

By Glen Hallick February 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Strong prices served as an incentive for farmers to plant more rye in 2019, but one grower believes there won’t be as much production in 2020 due to the wet fall. “Winter cereals got seeded, but not the acres guys were planning,” said Brad White, a Saskatchewan farmer and a director with Winter […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: More acres sought for 2020

By Glen Hallick February 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Planting intentions for red and green lentils and other pulses have been looking good for 2020 — but that might change somewhat because prices have slipped a little, said Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga. Discussing pulse crops at a farm show last month in Saskatoon, Mosnaim said he got the strong […] Read more

Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

U.S. winter wheat conditions mostly fair to good

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News February 4, 2020

MarketsFarm — The condition of the bulk of the U.S. winter wheat crop, taken from data provided by 17 reporting states, was at 29 per cent fair and 48.1 per cent good at the end of January. The rest of those states’ crops stood at 4.2 very poor, 12.1 poor and 7.2 per cent excellent, […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade optimistic ahead of Phase One signing

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm January 2, 2020

MarketsFarm — Agriculture commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade started the decade on a high note, thanks to general optimism regarding an impending trade deal between the U.S. and China. Phase One of the trade deal between the two countries is set to be signed at the White House on Jan. 15, according to […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade awaits solid details on ‘Phase One’

By Glen Hallick December 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — While optimism towards the ‘Phase One’ trade deal between the U.S. and China has continued, its initial impact on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has diminished, according to one trader. “I think the biggest thing is everyone is on hold wondering, is it real? The actual terms of this [agreement] are still […] Read more

Standing corn west of Giroux, Man. on Oct. 21, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Corn, Crops, Soybeans, Weather

StatsCan shows corn, soy output down across board

By GFM Staff December 10, 2019

Despite increases in Ontario’s harvested acres for both soybeans and corn, the province’s production of both crops in 2019 followed the rest of Canada’s lower in Statistics Canada’s latest estimates. StatsCan’s November estimates for production of principal field crops, released Friday, dropped Canada’s production of soybeans to six million tonnes, down 18.5 per cent from […] Read more

Dekalb’s blast from the past

Corn diseases lurk in bumper U.S. crop, threatening yields

Canada had constructive talks with China over canola dispute, Ottawa says

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Dekalb’s blast from the past

Corn diseases lurk in bumper U.S. crop, threatening yields

Canada had constructive talks with China over canola dispute, Ottawa says

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Chickpea market steady, waits for next wave of demand

Strong demand supports sunflowers

Manitoba reviewing underused forage insurance plans

Strong export demand, acreage ahead for barley

Rye production likely won’t increase in 2020

Pulse weekly outlook: More acres sought for 2020

U.S. winter wheat conditions mostly fair to good

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade optimistic ahead of Phase One signing

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade awaits solid details on ‘Phase One’

StatsCan shows corn, soy output down across board

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