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Farmers retrieve beans from Global Grain

That will cut the amount of security money needed to cover what farmers are owed

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is still tallying how much farmers are owed by Global Grain Canada Ltd. at Plum Coulee, Man. for dry beans they delivered to the firm but weren’t paid for. However, the potential for farmers not getting what they are owed has been reduced, CGC spokesman Remi Gosselin said in an […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Flax facing tightening supplies

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 21, 2020

MarketsFarm — Solid export demand has pushed Canadian flax prices up sharply over the past month, with the market working to ration demand amid expectations for tightening supplies. The flax market in general is “just gone crazy. We’re up 50 per cent since the start of harvest,” Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada at Yorkton, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Strong demand supporting pea prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 18, 2020

MarketsFarm — There has continued to be a strong demand for peas, as demonstrated by data from the Canadian Grain Commission. And that has been supporting price increases, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc. in Winnipeg. “The overall demand has been very, very good,” she said. In the most recent export data […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Export demand keeps Thunder Bay grain traffic solid

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Grain movement out of Thunder Bay continues to run at a very strong pace, with shipments to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa behind much of the increased movement. As of Saturday, more than two million metric tonnes of grain have been directly exported from Thunder Bay elevators by ocean-going (saltie) vessels […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea exports up on year, China a key buyer

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 3, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea exports are running ahead of the year-ago level, with China the main buyer, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) data. Total pea exports tracked by the commission, at 1.12 million tonnes during the first 12 weeks of the 2020-21 crop year, are up 34 per cent compared to the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Record-high Canadian canola supplies in commercial pipeline

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 27, 2020

MarketsFarm — Visible canola supplies in the Canadian commercial pipeline are sitting at historically high levels, according to Canadian Grain Commission data. A total of 1.75 million tonnes of canola were sitting in commercial hands across Canada during the week ended Oct. 18 — only slightly off the record of 1.786 million tonnes set only […] Read more

Barley, Canola, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Wheat, canola exports ahead of year-ago pace

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 2, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain and oilseed exports are running well ahead of the year-ago level eight weeks into the 2020-21 marketing year, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Total bulk exports of the major grains and oilseeds, as of Sunday, of 7.17 million tonnes compare with the six million exported during […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Canola exports top 10 million tonnes in 2019-20

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News August 7, 2020

MarketsFarm — Total Canadian canola exports during the 2019-20 crop year were up nine per cent on the year, and slightly above the five-year average, according to the latest weekly data from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). With 229,800 tonnes exported during the final week of the 2019-20 marketing year, the preliminary total canola exports […] Read more

Crops

Help wanted: CGC seeks new leadership

Two top slots are open at the federal agency

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News June 26, 2020

If you want to be a Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) commissioner, or chief commissioner, now’s your chance. The Canadian government is advertising both positions on the CGC’s website and Twitter. Applicants must apply online for the positions, which are cabinet appointments. The deadline is Tuesday (June 30). The jobs involve lots of travel in and […] Read more

Crops, Markets

New declaration requirements coming up for grain deliveries

Regulatory changes also allow Canadian grades for U.S.-grown grain

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 26, 2020

Changes are afoot as early as next week for growers from all across Canada — and from the United States — who deliver grain to licensed Canadian buyers, as revised trade rules take effect between the two countries. With the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the successor trade deal to NAFTA, taking effect, new regulations addressing […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as South American crops struggle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures trim as traders weigh weak exports

Denmark wants to dig up ‘zombie mink’ that resurfaced from mass graves

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U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as South American crops struggle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures trim as traders weigh weak exports

Denmark wants to dig up ‘zombie mink’ that resurfaced from mass graves

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Farmers retrieve beans from Global Grain

Flax facing tightening supplies

Pulse weekly outlook: Strong demand supporting pea prices

Export demand keeps Thunder Bay grain traffic solid

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea exports up on year, China a key buyer

Record-high Canadian canola supplies in commercial pipeline

Wheat, canola exports ahead of year-ago pace

Canola exports top 10 million tonnes in 2019-20

Help wanted: CGC seeks new leadership

New declaration requirements coming up for grain deliveries

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