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General, Markets

Net farm income down in 2022 despite high commodity prices: StatCan

Hike in farm fuel, fertilizer and feed costs is the largest in nearly 50 years

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Farmers’ realized net income dropped by over eight per cent in 2022 as expenses outpaced the rise in cash receipts, a new Statistics Canada report says. Realized net income is the difference between cash receipts and operating expenses, minus depreciation and plus income in kind. When cannabis is included, realized net income dropped by nearly […] Read more
ICE November 2023 canola with Bollinger bands (20,2) and July 2023 canola (green line). (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Don’t bank on $700 canola, analyst suggests

Fresh bullish news not yet in view

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MarketsFarm — New-crop canola prices on ICE Futures seemed to be destined to remain well below $700 per tonne, according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. “The market tends to be back where it came from,” Anderson said, stressing that chances of canola pushing higher requires fresh bullish news. “It’s got to […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

AAFC projecting canola ending stocks to tighten

New-crop wheat ending stocks figure boosted

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MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks in both the current marketing year and upcoming 2023-24 season will be tighter than earlier estimates, according to supply/demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on Tuesday. Factoring in Statistics Canada’s latest acreage estimates and its data for stocks as of March 31 — figures both released in […] Read more
A canola flower midge larva inside a galled flower. Larvae are initially white in colour and turn a darker yellow colour as they feed and develop.
Crops, Features

Canola flower midge damage less severe than swede midge

Newly discovered species shouldn’t worry canola producers

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Swede midge is a devastating insect pest of canola and related cruciferous vegetables and is a problem in Eastern Canada. In North America, swede midge was first noticed in Ontario and the eastern United States. It has affected canola production in Eastern Canada, in some cases leading to failed crops. Swede midge (Contarinia nasturtii) is […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Speculative short position declines in canola

Traders' net long in CBOT soy also reduced

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MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in canola continued to shrink during the week ended May 15, as speculators bought back short positions and put on new longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of May 15, 2023, the net managed money short position […] Read more
ICE July 2023 canola with 20-day moving average and November 2023 canola (yellow line). (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Unclear where canola wants to go

Soy complex's trend much more apparent

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MarketsFarm — While the ICE Futures canola market declined during the week ended Wednesday, the oilseed has been affected by a mixture of supports and pressures, according to commodities futures advisor David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. The July canola contract dropped $20.60 per tonne during the week to close at $714.10 on Wednesday, […] Read more
This image shows the unilateral discolouration of plant stems caused by verticillium stripe.
Canola, Crops, Features

Take verticillium stripe in canola seriously

A Manitoba farmer warns others about the threat this disease poses to canola production

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Last year, Collin Shirtliff knew the threat to his canola crops posed by verticillium stripe but he wasn’t overly concerned. However, that changed late in the summer when he began harvesting the crop on the 3,600-acre farm he and his family operate near Starbuck, Man. What looked like an extremely promising crop weeks earlier suddenly […] Read more
Flea beetle. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Crops, Weather

Best to be scouting for insect pests

'Definitely' watch canola for flea beetles

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MarketsFarm — Although it is still relatively early in the crop year, Manitoba entomologist John Gavloski strongly advises farmers to carefully watch their fields for any signs of insect pests. Gavloski couldn’t say for sure if insect damage was going to be bad this year but based on what’s transpired over the last three years, […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola fund short position narrows slightly in early May

Traders reduce net long in soybeans

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MarketsFarm –– Fund traders were buying back short positions and putting on some new longs in the canola futures market during the first full week of May, causing the net short position to narrow in slightly, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of May […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

U.K. to increase rapeseed, product output in 2023-24

Input costs seen down so far this year

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MarketsFarm — With the rapeseed crop in the United Kingdom estimated at 66 per cent good to excellent, the U.S. Department of Agriculture attaché in London, forecast production for 2023-24 to be 1.38 million tonnes. That would make for a 1.4 per cent increase over the 2022-23 crop. While the attaché pegged planted and harvest […] Read more

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