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Crops, Markets

Flax production lowest since 1967, StatCan predicts

Returns on effort invested 'not attractive right now'

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MarketsFarm — After going into its least acres seeded since 1950, the 2023-24 Canadian flax crop is projected to be at its smallest in decades. Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported in its principal field crop estimates on Thursday that 267,900 tonnes of flaxseed are expected to be produced in this year’s harvest. The total not only […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Few surprises in StatCan report, analyst says

Downward revision on canola among those few

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MarketsFarm PRO analyst Mike Jubinville said Statistics Canada’s principal field crop production report, released Thursday, did not contain too many surprises. The agency’s previous report on Aug. 29 already provided insight as to what production numbers were going to be, he said, but still warned the model-based projections in the latest report will not be […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Numerous revisions to USDA’s data on Canadian canola

Outlooks raised for ending stocks, cut for domestic use

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MarketsFarm — Canola production numbers for Canada as estimated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture underwent several changes for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 crop years. The data for Canada was among the estimates USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) put in its monthly report, Oilseeds: World Market and Trade. The FAS dropped its production estimates on […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Oats

StatCan expected to raise estimate for oats production

Ending stocks estimate 'probably fairly accurate'

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MarketsFarm — Ahead of the model-based Statistics Canada production report due out on Thursday, Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask. said it’s likely the agency’s numbers for oats will increase. StatCan issued its first model-based production report for 2023-24 on Aug. 29, which placed the country’s oats at about 2.429 million tonnes. […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Canada’s canola carryout up on year, wheat down slightly

Barley, oats, peas also up on year

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MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks edged higher in 2022-23, while wheat carryout was slightly lower, according to the latest stocks data from Statistics Canada, released Friday. Barley, oats and peas also saw increases on the year, while lentil supplies tightened. Total wheat stocks as of July 31, at 3.58 million tonnes were down by […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip after data shows crop less damaged than feared

Ukrainian farmers not expected to cut winter wheat area

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn prices retreated on Tuesday following U.S. government data showing a smaller-than-expected decline in crop conditions than what many analysts had expected. Wheat hit a two-week low as sluggish demand for U.S. supplies and competition from cheap Russian grain limited the upside in prices. The most active soybean […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Increases seen in most July grain deliveries

Oats deliveries more than double, canola near double

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MarketsFarm — Most July deliveries of major grains in the country were higher than those from the same period a year ago, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. Total grain deliveries this past month tallied 4.056 million tonnes for a jump of 43.8 per cent over the previous July. All wheat came in at 2.186 million tonnes, […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola prices ‘cheap’ but rangebound

Trade also watching U.S. soy complex

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MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts held relatively rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, in choppy activity as traders wait to get a clearer picture on the size of this year’s crop. “Overall, canola is relatively cheap,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. He pointed to wide crush margins — over $200 per […] Read more
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Canola, Cereals, Crops, Markets

Oilseed crush down, grain deliveries rise in June: StatCan

Canadian grain deliveries reached a three-month high in June

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 Marketsfarm – Statistics Canada (StatCan) released its June oilseed crush and grain delivery statistics, showing a small decline for the former, but a large gain for the latter from the month before.  Oilseed processors in Canada crushed 772,345 tonnes of canola last month, as well as 139,164 tonnes of soybeans for the month of June […] Read more

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