Cereals & Production Tips

Buyers eating up Lethbridge feed barley

By GFM Network News February 11, 2016

CNS Canada –– Lethbridge feed barley prices have strengthened on bargain buying, according to one market watcher, while demand for feed wheat is steady at best. Lethbridge barley prices have increased from $200-$205 in January to $205-$215 in February, as the grain becomes more difficult to source, said Jim Beusekom, president at Market Place Commodities. […] Read more

Swathed oats can be threshed as soon as they reach the correct moisture level. Left too long in the field and they may weather and lose quality.

Cereals, Features, Oats

Five keys to successful oat production

Here’s the lowdown on five of the key factors behind growing a winning oat crop this year

By Angela Lovell February 8, 2016

Oats is a small-acre crop that has tended to fall behind in terms of agronomy research. That’s changing as more oat varieties become available and new niche markets continue to develop and offer premiums to growers meeting their specifications. For anyone trying oats for the first time, or considering adding oats to their rotation, Grainews […] Read more

As more oat varieties become available to growers and premium niche markets continue to develop, there is more oat agronomy research underway.

Cereals, Features, Oats

New oat varieties on the horizon

New oat varieties focus on yield, milling quality and oat disease resistance

By Angela Lovell February 8, 2016

Since 2011 there has been an increase in the frequency of registration of new oat varieties, says Dr. Aaron Beattie, professor and oat breeder at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC). Breeding programs continue to focus on increasing yields and improving disease resistance. They’re also trying to address the needs of millers who […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids slide lower

By GFM Network News February 8, 2016

CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as the firmer Canadian dollar and losses in U.S. wheat futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $4-$6 per tonne over the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Egypt to accept wheat with 0.05 per cent ergot

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 5, 2016

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s agriculture ministry will allow wheat imports with up to 0.05 percent levels of ergot, a common grains fungus, it said on Feb. 3, reversing a zero tolerance policy that prompted traders to boycott the state’s wheat tender this week. The supply ministry and the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) […] Read more

Shawna Mathieson is the executive director of the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA), which is working to develop new markets for Canadian oats.

Crops, News, Oats

Oat acreage forecast up

Price and disease a big factor in pushing oat acres across the Prairies

By Angela Lovell February 2, 2016

Around 2.9 million acres of oats were planted across Canada in 2015 according to Statistics Canada, and although acres have been dropping over the past few years, oat production will likely be up by more than 10 per cent this spring to around 3.3 million tonnes. Last year, the majority of those acres were planted […] Read more

Crops, Oats

The story of oat breeding and research

Breeders and researchers are expanding our knowledge of oat varieties and agronomy

By Angela Lovell February 2, 2016

Oats is a small acreage crop, so many companies aren’t interested in providing significant funding for research,” says Shawna Mathieson, executive director of the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA). “Most Canadian oat projects receive funding through our organization or through provincial and federal government funding that we apply for.” (POGA receives funding from the Alberta, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Higher oat stocks expected, CBOT futures weak

By GFM Network News February 2, 2016

CNS Canada — CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) oats are relatively weak, but fairly priced from where one U.S. analyst sits — and traders are looking to an upcoming Statistics Canada report for indication on where to move next. “Just looking at the market in general, oats are somewhat cheap, but right now I think […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Iran banning all state wheat imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 1, 2016

Dubai | Reuters –– Iran banned state imports of wheat for a year starting on March 20, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, ordering officials to stop registering new purchase orders. “There is no need for wheat imports in coming year. Please avoid registering any order for wheat (imports) from this date,” Iran’s minister of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Firm loonie cuts into Prairie spring wheat bids

By GFM Network News February 1, 2016

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as continued strength in the Canadian dollar more than countered any support from advances in U.S. futures. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $3 to $5 per tonne over the week, according to […] Read more

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