Crops & Production Tips

New cereal varieties for 2022

Twenty-one new options for farmers in Western Canada

By Mark Halsall November 9, 2021

There are lots of new choices for cereal growers in Western Canada this winter. Twenty-one wheat, barley and oat varieties are coming to market for next year, with many of them featuring improved resistance to fusarium and rust diseases. Please note, the following list includes only brand new releases for 2022. Alliance Seed Oats: CDC […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Features

New canola varieties for 2022

Fifteen brand new canola hybrids hit the market

By Mark Halsall November 9, 2021

Western Canadian producers have 15 new canola hybrids to choose from when they start seeding next year. Six of them include the TruFlex trait, which allows farmers to get more time in the sprayer by widening the window for applying glyphosate. Please note, this list only includes brand new canola offerings for 2022. BASF InVigor […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans dip in yields, prices

By GFM Network News November 8, 2021

MarketsFarm — This year’s dry bean harvest in Manitoba has only produced about two-thirds of an average annual yield, according to the province’s expert on pulses. Dennis Lange, pulse specialist for the Manitoba government at Altona, said all but a few acres have come off the fields. Due to drought conditions this summer, however, the […] Read more

Canola, Wheat & Chaff

Canola variety selection depends on the big picture

Q & A with an expert

By Jade Delaurier November 8, 2021

Q: What kind of genetics should I focus on for my farm when booking canola for 2022? A: This past growing season was a year unlike any other for most crops. Some areas got timely rains and had average to well- above-average yields. However, for the most part, yields are down for Western Canada. It’s […] Read more

CBOT January 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, dark green and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn sag before USDA report

Traders await department's crop and inventory forecasts

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 8, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures slumped on Monday as traders adjusted positions before the release of key U.S. Department of Agriculture crop and inventory forecasts on Tuesday. Big U.S. harvests, near-perfect weather for planting in Brazil and signs of slowing purchases by top buyer China are bolstering […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower on harvest pressure, South American planting

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News November 5, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures fell for a third day on Friday, pressured by harvest activity and strong planting progress in South America that may open up export competition by mid-January, analysts said. Corn also eased from harvest pressure, while wheat stepped back after reaching a nine-year high earlier in the week. Corn […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Mustard supply crunch fuels price spikes

By GFM Network News November 5, 2021

MarketsFarm – As the world’s largest producer of mustard, a sharp decline in Canadian production has already made a major impact on supply and prices. Despite an increase in seeded acres, Canada’s mustard production dropped 28 per cent to 71,000 tonnes for the 2021-22 marketing year, according to Statistics Canada’s September crop report. Of the […] Read more

Markets, Spring Wheat

Canadian spring wheat bids dip with Minneapolis futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News November 5, 2021

MarketsFarm – Losses in Minneapolis wheat futures weighed on Canadian spring wheat cash bids during the first week of November, although a softer tone in the Canadian dollar did lend some support. Durum bids across the Prairies were up on the week. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) wheat prices were down by […] Read more

Canola, Markets

Canadian canola oil content well below average

By GFM Network News November 5, 2021

Canada’s hot and dry growing season in 2021 cut into the oil content of the country’s canola crop, with preliminary data pointing to the second-lowest oil content of the past two decades. Preliminary sample data compiled by the Canadian Grain Commission shows average oil content for number one quality canola in 2021/22 at 41.9 per […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy sag as traders await U.S. crop report

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 4, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. grain futures stumbled on Thursday amid positioning ahead of a federal crop report next week that is expected to show bigger estimates for the nation’s corn and soybean harvests, analysts said. Losses pulled wheat back further from a nine-year high reached on Tuesday at the Chicago Board of Trade. Corn retreated from […] Read more

GFM Network News

Russia’s top agriculture official blames low global grain prices for export slowdown

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Crops

New cereal varieties for 2022

New canola varieties for 2022

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans dip in yields, prices

Canola variety selection depends on the big picture

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn sag before USDA report

U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower on harvest pressure, South American planting

Mustard supply crunch fuels price spikes

Canadian spring wheat bids dip with Minneapolis futures

Canadian canola oil content well below average

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy sag as traders await U.S. crop report

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