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Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas appear OK, but prices soft

By GFM Network News August 27, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canada’s chickpea crop has likely beaten earlier expectations — but poor prices may limit farmer sales come harvest. “We planted the crop in drought conditions” and were preparing for the worst, said Colin Young of Midwest Grain at Moose Jaw, Sask., pointing to the lack of subsoil moisture in key chickpea-growing regions of […] Read more

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By Lee Hart August 27, 2019

What’s that bug? What’s that weed? Why is that cow not eating? Why am I not getting the yield I expected from this wheat crop? Which sprayer nozzle will work best for my needs? Why is my combine making that noise? If you’ve been faced with those or hundreds of other questions during your farming day, AGvisorPRO probably has […] Read more

File photo of a Richardson Pioneer concrete elevator. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Richardson to replace northernmost grain elevator

By GFM Network News August 27, 2019

Grain handler Richardson Pioneer plans to replace the northernmost grain elevator in its Prairie network by next fall. The arm of Winnipeg’s Richardson International said Monday it has started construction on a new elevator at High Level in northwestern Alberta, about 200 km south of the province’s border with the Northwest Territories. The new facility, […] Read more

KFC is test-marketing plant-based nuggets and wings at one of its U.S. outlets in Altanta. (Global.kfc.com)

Crops, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

KFC to test plant-based nuggets, wings

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 26, 2019

Reuters –– Yum Brands said on Monday it will be testing plant-based nuggets and boneless wings at an Atlanta KFC restaurant, the latest fast-food chain trying new options to attract vegan diners. The quick-service fried chicken restaurant will nationally roll out the vegan menu items, produced by U.S. processor Beyond Meat, based on the customer […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

StatsCan production report may show stronger yields

By GFM Network News August 23, 2019

MarketsFarm — A challenging growing season across the Prairies has left questions in the market ahead of Statistics Canada’s production report, due out Wednesday. “It’s hard to get a handle on canola this year because, at this stage, the farmers are going to be a bit conservative and err on the side of caution,” said […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Sask. harvest well short of five-year average, strong winds, dryness damage crops

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 19

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 22, 2019

Producers in the province now have two per cent of the 2019 crop combined, up from less than one per cent last week, but behind the five-year (2014-2018) average of nine per cent. Five per cent of the crop is now swathed or ready to straight-cut, which is behind the five-year (2014-2018) average of 12 […] Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau addresses the 2019 Dairy Farmers of Canada AGM in Saskatoon in July. (Photo courtesy AAFC)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Future payouts from dairy fund still up for discussion

By GFM Network News August 22, 2019

What happens to the rest of Canada’s eight-year, $1.75 billion funding envelope to compensate its dairy farmers for other countries’ gains in market access is still up for discussion, according to the federal ag minister. In a statement Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Ottawa gets that Canadian dairy farmers want more direct payments beyond […] Read more

ILTA Grain opened its processing plant at Belle Plaine, east of Moose Jaw, in 2017. (ILTAGrain.com)

Crops, Pulses

Viterra to buy ILTA Grain pulse processing plant

By GFM Network News August 20, 2019

Creditor-protected Prairie pulse processor and exporter ILTA Grain is set to sell a next-to-new southern Saskatchewan facility to one of Canada’s biggest grain firms. Glencore Agriculture’s Viterra arm said Tuesday it has signed a purchase deal for the assets of ILTA’s processing facility at Belle Plaine, Sask., about 25 km east of Moose Jaw. Financial […] Read more

Prairie grain handler G3, in which Bunge is a joint-venture owner, marked the grand opening of a new elevator at Maidstone in western Saskatchewan on Aug. 14. (G3.ca)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Bunge CEO looks to avoid ‘stroke-of-the-pen’ risk in ongoing trade war

By GFM Network News August 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — A year removed from a losing bet that the U.S.-China trade war would be promptly resolved, global grains trader Bunge is facing an even more uncertain business environment, with a new CEO determined not to get burned again. Gregory Heckman, who joined Bunge’s board late last year and took on the […] Read more

File photo of fields during monsoon in India. (Shubham Singh/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s monsoons catch up, but crops still at risk

By GFM Network News August 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — Heavy rains in recent weeks have brought India’s monsoon rainfall back to normal levels after a slow, dry start to the season, according to reports out of the country. However, flooding and uneven distribution of moisture could still hurt crop production. A normal monsoon is defined as 96-104 per cent of the 50-year […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

ICE Weekly: Canola could relive March lows: analyst

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

ICE Weekly: Canola could relive March lows: analyst

Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas appear OK, but prices soft

Expert answers are just a phone call away

Richardson to replace northernmost grain elevator

KFC to test plant-based nuggets, wings

StatsCan production report may show stronger yields

Sask. harvest well short of five-year average, strong winds, dryness damage crops

Future payouts from dairy fund still up for discussion

Viterra to buy ILTA Grain pulse processing plant

Bunge CEO looks to avoid ‘stroke-of-the-pen’ risk in ongoing trade war

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s monsoons catch up, but crops still at risk

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