Cereals & Production Tips

Colombia clears paper trail for more Canadian wheat

By GFM Network News May 5, 2015

“Continuous engagement” has led to a lighter regulatory load on Canadian wheat bound for Colombia, already Canada’s seventh-biggest wheat export market. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and trade group Cereals Canada on Tuesday announced Colombia has eased phytosanitary import rules for Canadian wheat, “effectively putting Canada on a level playing field with other exporting countries.” Colombia’s […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Malt barley seeding well ahead of normal

By GFM Network News May 5, 2015

CNS Canada — Barley seeding is well underway across Western Canada and almost complete in southern Alberta, according to the head of the Barley Council of Canada. “We’re two weeks ahead here in southern Alberta, there’s guys that have wrapped up; they’re done seeding already,” said council president Brian Otto. On his own farm at […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie CWRS bids mixed as basis adjustments vary

By GFM Network News May 4, 2015

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canadian wheat were mixed during the week ended Friday, due to basis adjustments that varied from location, to location. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$2.50 per tonne lower to $4 higher, with bids ranging from $185 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $203 per tonne […] Read more

Barley, Canola, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Small canola acreage puts more emphasis on March 31 stocks

By GFM Network News May 4, 2015

CNS Canada –– The canola industry will pay closer attention than usual to the upcoming Statistics Canada report on stocks as of March 31, as a smaller canola acreage figure is causing worries about tight supplies going forward. StatsCan is scheduled to release its report on Wednesday. “Because of that tighter acreage, the stocks number […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russian wheat price may rise when tax removed

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 30, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russian wheat prices may rise in coming weeks when the government removes an export tax, set earlier this year to cool food inflation, SovEcon agriculture analysts said Thursday. Russia will take a decision by mid-May on removing the tax ahead of schedule and will set up a new mechanism in case […] Read more

Cereals, News

Producers, start scouting: stripe rust is spreading north

Producers in central Alberta — and even the Peace region — need to start scouting their winter wheat fields for signs of stripe rust

By Jennifer Blair April 29, 2015

Stripe rust overwintering on three winter wheat fields in the Edmonton area is “concerning,” says a provincial winter wheat agronomist. “Last year, stripe rust overwintered in the central Alberta region, near Lacombe, Red Deer, and Olds, which was alarming because it really hasn’t overwintered in years,” said Janine Paly of Ducks Unlimited Canada. “Last year, […] Read more

Cereals

Stripe rust update for southern and central Alberta

By Mike Harding April 28, 2015

Stripe rust continues to be reported in southern and central Alberta. Eric Amundsen at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lethbridge surveyed winter wheat fields for stripe rust last week and reported finding the disease in five of 12 fields (two in Cardston County, one field in each of Lethbridge County, County of Warner and M.D. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Wheat bids edge lower across Prairies

By GFM Network News April 27, 2015

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canadian wheat were down during the week ended Friday, as values reacted to adjustments in the U.S. futures and the foreign exchange markets. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$3 to $5 per tonne, with bids ranging from $181 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan […] Read more

Cereals, News

Winter wheat stripe rust update

Four Alberta counties reporting, fungicide applications may be necessary in some cases

By Mike Harding April 24, 2015

Stripe rust on winter wheat has now been reported in the following counties: Cardston, Lethbridge, Lacombe, and Warner. Additionally, there was a report of potential stripe rust in the Edmonton area and there is some evidence that stripe rust overwintered in Alberta again this year. Frequent scouting of winter wheat fields across the province is […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Big oats intentions surprise market

By GFM Network News April 24, 2015

CNS Canada — A surprisingly large increase for oats acres in Statistics Canada’s planting intentions report on Thursday led to a quick drop in prices. However, actual area will likely come in below the early expectations, as declining prices should cause some acres to shift elsewhere. Oats plantings were pegged at 3.6 million acres by […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans set 15-month high on U.S.-China trade deal hopes

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices to stay steady, says broker

U.S. livestock: Feeders continue to fall; live cattle level out